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Believing in the preordainment is one of the pillars of faith. This entails absolute contentment with what befalls one, this belief helps the believer accept whatever befalls him. A believer knows that whatever happened to him was an act of God that no one can evade.

• Narrated Abu Said Al-Khudri: Some Ansari persons asked for (something) from Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) and he gave them. They again asked him for (something) and he again gave them. And then they asked him and he gave them again till all that was with him finished. And then he said "If I had anything. I would not keep it away from you. (Remember) Whoever abstains from asking others, Allah will make him contented, and whoever tries to make himself self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient. And whoever remains patient, Allah will make him patient. Nobody can be given a blessing better and greater than patience."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 24: Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat), Volume 2, Book 24, Number 548)

• Narrated Anas: “When the ailment of the Prophet got aggravated, he became unconscious whereupon Fatima said, "Oh, how distressed my father is!" He said, "Your father will have no more distress after today." When he expired, she said, "O Father! Who has responded to the call of the Lord Who has invited him! O Father, whose dwelling place is the Garden of Paradise (i.e. Al-Firdaus)! O Father! We convey this news (of your death) to Gabriel." When he was buried, Fatima said, "O Anas! Do you feel pleased to throw earth over Allah's Apostle?"
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 59: Military Expeditions led by the Prophet (pbuh) (Al-Maghaazi Volume 5, Book 59, Number 739)

• Narrated Usama: Once a daughter of Allah's Apostle sent a message to Allah's Apostle while Usama, Sa'd, and my father or Ubai were (sitting there) with him. She said, (in the message); My child is going to die; please come to us." Allah's Apostle returned the messenger and told him to convey his greetings to her, and say, "Whatever Allah takes, is for Him and whatever He gives is for Him, and everything with Him has a limited fixed term (in this world): so she should be patient and hope for Allah's reward." Then she again sent for him swearing that he should come; so The Prophet got up, and so did we. When he sat there (at the house of his daughter), the child was brought to him, and he took him into his lap while the child's breath was disturbed in his chest. The eyes of Allah's Apostle started shedding tears. Sa'd said, "What is this, O Allah's Apostle?" The Prophet said, "This is the mercy which Allah has lodged in the hearts of whoever He wants of His slaves, and verily Allah is merciful only to those of His slaves who are merciful (to others).'
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 78, oaths and vows, Volume 8, Book 78, Number 649)

• Anas bin Malik Narrated that The Prophet passed by a woman while she was weeping over a grave, and he said to her, 'Be afraid of Allah and be patient.' The woman did not recognize him and said (to the Prophet). 'Go away from me, for you do not know my calamity.'" Anas added, "The Prophet left her and proceeded. A man passed by her and asked her, 'What has Allah's Apostle said to you?' She replied, 'I did not recognize him.' The man said, 'He was Allah's Apostle."' Anas added, "So that woman came to the gate of the Prophet and she did not find a gate-keeper there, and she said, 'O Allah's Apostle! By Allah. I did not recognize you!' The Prophet said, 'Verily, patience is at the first stroke of a calamity.'"
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 89, Judgments (Ahkaam), Volume 9, Book 89, Number 268)

• Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "Allah says, 'I have nothing to give but Paradise as a reward to my believer slave, who, if I cause his dear friend (or relative) to die, remains patient (and hopes for Allah's Reward)."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 76, To make the Heart Tender (Ar-Riqaq), Volume 8, Book 76, Number 432)

• Narrated 'Aisha: (the wife of the Prophet) that she asked Allah's Apostle about plague, and Allah's Apostle informed her saying, "Plague was a punishment which Allah used to send on whom He wished, but Allah made it a blessing for the believers. None (among the believers) remains patient in a land in which plague has broken out and considers that nothing will befall him except what Allah has ordained for him, but that Allah will grant him a reward similar to that of a martyr."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 71, Medicine, Volume 7, Book 71, Number 630)

• Narrated 'Ata bin Abi Rabah: Ibn 'Abbas said to me, "Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?" I said, "Yes." He said, "This black lady came to the Prophet and said, 'I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.' The Prophet said (to her), 'If you wish, be patient and you will have (enter) Paradise; and if you wish, I will invoke Allah to cure you.' She said, 'I will remain patient,' and added, 'but I become uncovered, so please invoke Allah for me that I may not become uncovered.' So he invoked Allah for her."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 70, Patients, Volume 7, Book 70, Number 555)

• Narrated 'Abdullah: As if I saw the Prophet talking about one of the prophets whose nation had beaten him and caused him to bleed, while he was cleaning the blood off his face and saying, "O Allah! Forgive my nation, for they have no knowledge."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 56, Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 683)

• Narrated Abu Sa'id Al-Khudri and Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "No fatigue, nor disease, nor sorrow, nor sadness, nor hurt, nor distress befalls a Muslim, even if it were the prick he receives from a thorn, but that Allah expiates some of his sins for that."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 70, Patients, Volume 7, Book 70, Number 545)

• Narrated Ibn Masoud: I visited Allah's Apostle while he was suffering from a high fever. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! You have a high fever." He said, "Yes, I have as much fever as two men of you." I said, "Is it because you will have a double reward?" He said, "Yes, it is so. No Muslim is afflicted with any harm, even if it were the prick of a thorn, but that Allah expiates his sins because of that, as a tree sheds its leaves."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 70, Patients, Volume 7, Book 70, Number 551)

• Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah's Apostle said, "If Allah wants to do good to somebody, He afflicts him with trials."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 70, Patients, Volume 7, Book 70, Number 548)

• Narrated Anas: Allah's Apostle said," None of you should long for death because of a calamity that had befallen him, and if he cannot, but long for death, then he should say, 'O Allah! Let me live as long as life is better for me, and take my life if death is better for me.' "
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 75, Invocations, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 362)

• Narrated Khabbab bin Al-Arat: We complained to Allah's Apostle (of the persecution inflicted on us by the infidels) while he was sitting in the shade of the Ka'ba, leaning over his Burd (i.e. covering sheet). We said to him, "Would you seek help for us? Would you pray to Allah for us?" He said, "Among the nations before you a (believing) man would be put in a ditch that was dug for him, and a saw would be put over his head and he would be cut into two pieces; yet that (torture) would not make him give up his religion. His body would be combed with iron combs that would remove his flesh from the bones and nerves, yet that would not make him abandon his religion. By Allah, this religion (i.e. Islam) will prevail till a traveler from Sana (in Yemen) to Hadrarmaut will fear none but Allah, or a wolf as regards his sheep, but you (people) are hasty.
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 56, Virtues and Merits of the Prophet (pbuh) and his Companions, Volume 4, Book 56, Number 809)

• Narrated 'Abdullah: The Prophet divided something (among the Muslims) and distributed the shares (of the booty). A man said, "This division has not been made to please Allah." When I informed the Prophet about it, he became so furious that I noticed the signs of anger on his face and he then said, "May Allah bestow His Mercy on Moses, for he was hurt with more than this, yet he remained patient."

  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 75, Invocations, Volume 8, Book 75, Number 348)

• Narrated Anas: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him said: "If Allah willed good for His servant, He would punish him for his sins during the span of his life. And id He willed otherwise, He would withhold punishment until He afflicts it on him on the Day of judgment"
  (Al-Termizi)

• Narrated Sulaiman bin Surd: While I was sitting in the company of the Prophet, two men abused each other and the face of one of them became red with anger, and his jugular veins swelled (i.e. he became furious). On that the Prophet said, "I know a word, the saying of which will cause him to relax, if he does say it. If he says: 'I seek Refuge with Allah from Satan.' then all is anger will go away." Some body said to him, "The Prophet has said, 'Seek refuge with Allah from Satan."' The angry man said, "Am I mad?"
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 54, Beginning of Creation, Volume 4, Book 54, Number 502)

• Narrated Mo’az Ibn Anas: The prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "He who suppressed his anger while he is able to affect it, Allah, All Mighty, would call him before all creatures and let him choose whomever he would like of the damsels of paradise"
  (Al-Termizi)

• Narrated Abu-Huraira: The Messenger of Allah, All Mighty, said: “Affliction still visits the believing man and woman in their sons and properties until they meet Allah, All Mighty, sinless"
  (Al-Termizi)

• Narrated Abdullah Ibn Masoud: Allah's Apostle said to us, "You will see after me, selfishness (on the part of other people) and other matters that you will disapprove of." They asked, "What do you order us to do, O Allah's Apostle? (under such circumstances)?" He said, "Pay their rights to them (to the rulers) and ask your right from Allah."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 88, Afflictions and the End of the World, Volume 9, Book 88, Number 175)

• Narrated Osayd Ibn Hodayr: “A man from Al-Ansar (the supporters) said: O Allah’s Messenger! Will you appoint me as you have appointed so and so?" The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “After me you will see others given preference to you. So be patient until you meet me at Al-Hawdh (The Fountain given to the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, on the Day of Judgment i.e. Al-Kawthar)"
  (Translation of Sahih Muslim, Book 20, The Book on Government (Kitab Al-Imara), Book 020, Number 4549)

• Narrated Salim Abu An-Nadr: The freed slave of 'Umar bin 'Ubaidullah who was 'Umar's clerk: 'Abdullah bin Abi Aufa wrote him (i.e. 'Umar) a letter that contained the following: "Once Allah's Apostle (during a holy battle), waited till the sun had declined and then he got up among the people and said, "O people! Do not wish to face the enemy (in a battle) and ask Allah to save you (from calamities) but if you should face the enemy, then be patient and let it be known to you that Paradise is under the shades of swords." He then said,, "O Allah! The Revealer of the (Holy) Book, the Mover of the clouds, and Defeater of Al-Ahzab (i.e. the clans of infidels), defeat them infidels and bestow victory upon us."
  (Translation of Sahih Bukhari, Book 52, Fighting for the Cause of Allah (Jihaad), Volume 4, Book 52, Number 210)

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