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عَنْ مَطَرِ بْنِ عُكَامِسٍ رضي الله عنه قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:
«إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَمُوتَ بِأَرْضٍ جَعَلَ لَهُ إِلَيْهَا حَاجَةً».

[صحيح] - [رواه الترمذي] - [سنن الترمذي: 2146]
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Matar ibn ‘Ukāmis reported: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said:
"If Allah decreed that someone should die in a certain land, He makes for him a reason to go there."

[Authentic hadith] - [Narrated by At-Termedhy] - [Sunan At-Termedhy - 2146]

Explanation

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) relates that if Allah decrees and predestines that someone should die in a certain land where he does not exist, He makes a reason for him to go there, and so he goes and dies there.

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Benefits from the Hadith

  1. The Hadīth confirms the verse that reads: {nor does any soul know in which land it will die.}