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Allah is gracious, He does not punish for what is not in one’s control

alkafi-15114Vol. 8, p. 254

كُنْتُ عِنْدَهُ وَ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَجِي‌ءُ مِنْهُ الشَّيْ‌ءُ عَلَى حَدِّ الْغَضَبِ يُؤَاخِذُهُ اللَّهُ بِهِ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ أَكْرَمُ مِنْ أَنْ يَسْتَغْلِقَ عَبْدَهُ‌[1] وَ فِي نُسْخَةِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلِ ع يَسْتَقْلِقَ عَبْدَهُ‌[2].

Abu Abdullah (asws) said, ‘I was in his (asws) presence and a man asked him (asws) about a man from whom something comes out due to his anger, will Allah (azwj) Hold him responsible for it?’ So he (asws) said: ‘Allah (azwj) is more benevolent than Tying down His (azwj) servant’. And in a copy from Abu Al-Hassan The Fir