How do the two verses "Whatever good befalls you is from Allah, and whatever evil befalls you is from yourself" and "All is from Allah" reconcile?
The verses were revealed concerning the hypocrites who said about those killed at Uhud: "If they had been with us, they would not have died or been killed." Allah responded to them that death overtakes people wherever they may be. And their saying: "And if good befalls them, they say, 'This is from Allah'; but if evil befalls them, they say, 'This is from you'" means that if they achieved victory or spoils of war, they attributed it to Allah, but if they suffered a defeat, they attributed it to the Prophet. Then came the comprehensive response: "Say, 'All is from Allah,'" meaning that everything is from Allah's creation. As for His saying: "Whatever good befalls you is from Allah, and whatever evil befalls you is from yourself," its meaning is that grace and benevolence are from Allah, out of His favor, and whatever affliction befalls a person is due to their sins and transgressions. For Allah is the Creator of everything, and a person is the cause of the evils that befall them.
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