Is poor eyesight, which necessitates glasses for clear vision, considered among the afflictions that expiate sins and earn great rewards, and does it fall under the hadith: "If Allah loves a servant, He afflicts him"?
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What afflicts a Muslim of harm and hardship, such as weakened eyesight, is a type of tribulation. It is hoped that whoever is afflicted with such a tribulation, while remaining steadfast in obedience to Allah, will fall under the mentioned .
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