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Reasons That Prevent Some People From Seeing The Good

insidious plans of Satan can by no means influence the true
believer, since the believer's aim in spending his wealth is not
to obtain worldly benefits or his own gratification. His main
goal is to earn the good pleasure of God, His mercy and
Paradise. For this reason, Satan cannot deceive believers with

vain aspirations. That Satan can exert no influence on
believers is stated in a verse as follows:
If an evil impulse from Satan provokes you, seek refuge
in God. He is All-Hearing, All-Seeing. As for those who
fear God, when they are bothered by visitors from
Satan, they remember and immediately see clearly.
(Surat al-A'raf: 200-201)
From the foregoing we should understand that Satan
employs two methods to hinder man from engaging in good
deeds. First, he strives to prevent a good and beneficial deed

and presents the pursuit of worldly benefits as the sole
purpose of life. Secondly, he does his utmost to hinder people
from seeing the good and purpose of an event. Especially,
when a misfortune befalls a man, he presents it as an "evil",
and tempts him into assuming a rebellious attitude towards
God.
However, so many are the blessings granted to a person
that one could never count them. From the moment of his
birth, man is bestowed with numerous blessings from his
Lord, a bounty that is not interrupted at any moment for the
rest of his life. That is why believers, who take their Lord as
their sole ally and protector, put their trust in Him, and,
when something seemingly adverse happens to them, aware
that there exists an ultimate good in it, show patience even if
they fail to see an immediate divine purpose. As the Prophet