Does God afflict with murder those who rejoice and gloat when they hear of a human being's murder, and forget to show compassion?
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There is no legal basis for the saying that whoever hears of someone's misfortune and forgets to seek God's grace will be afflicted with a similar misfortune. Rather, it has been mentioned in some hadiths that gloating over someone's misfortune can be a cause for the gloater to be afflicted.
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