Benefits derived from the ḥadīth:

1. It shows that a sign of Allah’s love for His servant is that He tests him.
2. It affirms that Allah possesses the attributes of love, pleasure, and displeasure in a manner befitting His majesty.
3. It establishes that wisdom underlies all of Allah’s actions.
4. Recompense corresponds to the nature of one’s deeds.
5. The ḥadīth urges patience when calamities strike.
6. A person may dislike something that is, in reality, good for him.