…[He is] directing affairs…He said:He alone decrees every decree, and chooses for the servant what is best for him. Thus God’s choice is better for him than his own choice for himself.Sahl was asked on his death bed: ‘What would you like to be shrouded in, where would you like to be buried and who would you like to pray over you after your death?’ He replied:I [set about] arranging my affairs during my life and for [after my death], but found there was no need for me to attend to them due to the antecedent arrangements (sābiq tadbīr) that God, Exalted is He, made for His servant.His words, Exalted is He:
