ثُمَّThenاعْلَمْknowأَيْضًاalsoأَنَّthatهَذَاthisالْمَفْعُولُeffectالَّذِيwhichهُوَisشَرٌّevilقَدْmayيَكُونُbeشَرًّاevilفِيinنَفْسِهِitselfلَكِنْbutخَيْرٌgoodمِنْfromجِهَةٍa sideأُخْرَىother؛;قَالَsaidاللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exalted﴿[ظَهَرَappearedالْفَسَادُcorruptionفِيinالْبَرِّlandوَandالْبَحْرِseaبِمَاby whatكَسَبَتْhas earnedأَيْدِيhandsالنَّاسِof peopleلِيُذِيقَهُمto make them tasteبَعْضَsome ofالَّذِيwhatعَمِلُواthey have doneلَعَلَّهُمْperhaps theyيَرْجِعُونَwill return﴾][الروم:[Ar-Rum:٤١]41]النتيجةthe resultطَيِّبَةٌis goodوَعَلَىand onهَذَاthisفَيَكُونُso it isالشَّرُّthe evilفِيinهَذَاthisالْمَقْدُورِthat which is destinedشَرًّاevilإِضَافِيًّاadditional؛;يَعْنِيmeans::لَاnotشَرًّاevilحَقِيقِيًّاreal؛;لِأَنَّbecauseهَذَاthisسَتَكُونُwill beنَتِيجَتُهُits resultخَيْرًاgood
Then know also that this effect which is evil may be evil in itself, but it is good from another perspective; Allah Almighty said: "Corruption has appeared in the land and the sea by what the hands of people have earned, to make them taste some of what they have done, so that perhaps they will return." (Ar-Rum: 41) The result is good and thus the evil in this destined matter is an additional evil; meaning: it is not a real evil; because this will have a good outcome.
وَلْنَفْرِضْAnd let's assumeحَدًّاthe limitالزَّانِيَof the fornicatorمَثَلًاfor exampleإِذَاifكَانَwasغَيْرَnotمُحَصَّنٍprotectedأَنْthatيُجْلَدَhe should be floggedمِئَةًone hundredجَلْدَةًlashesوَيُسَفَّرَand he is exiledعَنْfromالْبَلَدِthe countryلِمُدَّةٍfor a period ofعَامٍa yearهَذَاthisلَاnoشَكٌّdoubtأَنَّهُthat itشَرٌّevilبِالنِّسْبَةِregardingإِلَيْهِto him؛;لِأَنَّهُbecause itلَاdoes notيُلَائِمُهُsuits him،,لَكِنَّهُbut itخَيْرٌis goodمِنْfromوَجْهٍa sideآخَرَother؛;لِأَنَّهُbecause itيَكُونُisكَفَّارَةًan expiationلَهُfor him؛;فَهَذَاfor thisخَيْرٌis good؛;لِأَنَّbecauseعُقُوبَةُthe punishmentالدُّنْيَاof this worldأَهْوَنُis easierمِنْthanعُقُوبَةِthe punishmentالْآخِرَةِof the Hereafter؛;فَهُوَso heخَيْرٌis goodلَهُfor him،,وَمِنْand one ofخَيْرِهِhis goodأَنَّهُis that heرَدْعٌis a deterrentلِغَيْرِهِfor othersوَنكَالٌand a lessonلِغَيْرِهِfor others؛;فَإِنَّfor ifغَيْرَهُothersلَوْifهُمْtheyأَنْtoيَزْنِيfornicateوَهُوَand heيَعْلَمُknowsأَنَّهُthatسَيَفْعَلُhe will doبِهِto himمِثْلَlikeمَاwhatفَعَلَhe didبِهَذَاwith this؛;لَارْتَدِعَhe would be deterred،,بَلْratherقَدْmayيَكُونُbeخَيْرًاgoodلَهُfor himهُوَheأَيْضًاalso،,بِاعْتِبَارٍconsideringأَنَّهُthat heلَنْwill notيَعُودَreturnإِلَىtoمِثْلَlikeهَذَاthisالْعَمَلِactionالَّذِيthatسَبَبَcausedلَهُfor himهَذَاthisالشَّيْءِthing
Let’s assume the limit of the fornicator, for example, if he is not protected, that he should be flogged a hundred lashes and be exiled from the country for a year. This is undoubtedly an evil for him; because it does not suit him, but it is good from another perspective; because it becomes an expiation for him; so this is good; because the punishment of this world is easier than the punishment of the Hereafter; so it is good for him, and one of its good aspects is that it is a deterrent for others and a lesson for others; for if others were to think of fornicating knowing that they would be subjected to what was done to him; they would be deterred, rather it may also be good for him as he will not return to such an action that caused him this thing.
أَمَّاAs forبِالنِّسْبَةِRegardingلِلْأُمُورِmattersالْكُونِيَّةِcosmicالْقَدَرِيَّةِdestined؛;فَهُنَاكَthere areشَيْءٌthingsيَكُونُbeشَرًّاevilبِاعْتِبَارِهِconsidered asمَقْدُورًاdestined؛;كَالْمَرَضِlike diseaseمَثَلًاfor example؛;فَالْإِنْسَانُ for a personإِذَاifمَرِضَis sick؛;فَلَاthere is noشَكٌّdoubtأَنْthatالْمَرَضَthe diseaseشَرٌّevilبِالنِّسْبَةِforلَهُhim؛;لَكِنَّbutفِيهِin itخَيْرٌgoodلَهُfor himفِيinالْوَاقِعِreality,,وَخَيْرٌand goodتَكْفِيرُexpiationالذُّنُوبِof sins,,قَدْmayيَكُونُbeالْإِنْسَانُthe personعَلَيْهِon himذُنُوبٌsinsمَاthat whichكُفِّرَتْwere expiatedالْاسْتِغْفَارُby seeking forgivenessوَالتَّوْبَةُand repentance؛;لِوُجُودِdue to the existenceمَانِعٍof a barrier;:مَثَلًاfor example::لِعَدَمِfor notصِدْقِveracityنِيَّتِهِof his intentionمَعَwithاللَّهِAllahعَزَّ وَجَلَّthe Almighty and Exalted,,فَتَأْتِيso comeهَذِهِtheseالأَمْرَاضُdiseasesوَالْعُقُوبَاتُand punishmentsفَتُكَفِّرُwhich atoneهَذِهِtheseالذُّنُوبَsins
As for the matters of cosmic destiny; there are things that are considered evil as being destined; like disease for example; when a person is sick; there is no doubt that the disease is evil for him; but in reality, there is good in it for him, and good in it is the expiation for sins; perhaps the person may have sins that are not expiated by seeking forgiveness and repentance; due to the existence of a barrier; for example, due to not being sincere in his intention with Allah the Almighty and Exalted; then these diseases and punishments come to atone for these sins.
وَمِنْAnd one ofخَيْرِهِhis goodأَنْis thatالْإِنْسَانُthe personلَاnotيَعْرِفُknowsقَدْرَvalueنِعْمَةَblessingاللَّهِAllahعَلَيْهِupon himبِالصَّحَّةِwith health;;٧١71
And one of its good aspects is that a person does not know the value of Allah's blessing upon him in health;