Thus Allah Most High tests His believing servant to purify him of sins and faults. Part of His mercy toward His sincere servant is to turn away from him whatever arouses His jealousy over him, as He Most High said:

“Thus We turned evil and immorality away from him. Indeed, he was one of Our chosen servants.”
Surah Yūsuf, 24

And as He said:

“Indeed, he has no authority over those who believe and put their trust in their Lord.”
Surah al-Nahl, 99

When He turns away from His servant whatever arouses His jealousy over him, this is part of His mercy toward him and His choosing him, even if it entails hardship for him. At times He prevents him from doing what He dislikes for him, and at other times He purifies him of it through trials. If something arouses His jealousy, then when the servant does what arouses His jealousy over him, He may punish him for it in proportion to his sin.

As Abū al-Qāsim said, relating from al-Sarī that he said: “Once I was looking for a friend of mine. While passing through some mountains, I came upon a group of people who were infirm, sick or blind. I asked about their condition, and they said, ‘There is a man here who comes out once a year and supplicates for them, and they find