All of the inhabitants of the heavens and the earth are in need of Him. The inhabitants of the heavens ask Him about their religion, and the inhabitants of the earth ask Him about their religion and their worldly affairs. Every day He is in a matter, meaning at every moment and time, He brings about matters and renews conditions. It has been narrated from the Messenger of Allah, blessings and peace be upon him, that he recited this and it was said to him: And what is that matter? He said: "It is His matter to forgive a sin, to relieve a distress, to elevate some people and to lower others." [Narrated by Ibn Majah, Ibn Hibban, Al-Tabarani, Al-Bazzar, and Abu Ya'la from the hadith of Abu Darda. And there is a narration from Ibn Umar narrated by Al-Bazzar with a weak chain. And from Abdullah ibn Habib Al-Azdi, narrated by Al-Bazzar and Al-Tabarani and Ibn Abi Hatim. Al-Bazzar said: I do not know of Abdullah ibn Habib being narrated except for this hadith.] And from Ibn Uyaynah: Time with Allah, glorified and exalted is He, consists of two days. One is the day which is the duration of the life of this world, wherein His matter is command and prohibition, death and life, giving and withholding. The other is the Day of Resurrection, wherein His matter is recompense and account. It has been said that this was revealed regarding the Jews when they said: Indeed, Allah does not decree anything on Saturday. And a king asked his minister about it, and he asked for a delay until the next day, and he went away gloomy, pondering over it. A young black servant of his said to him: O my lord, tell me what has befallen you, perhaps Allah will make it easy for you through my hands. So he informed him, and he said: I will explain it to the king, so inform him. He said: O king, the matter of Allah is that He brings the night into the day and brings the day into the night, and He brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living, and He heals the sick and makes the healthy sick, and He tests the healthy and grants health to the tested, and He honors the humiliated and humiliates the honored, and He makes the rich poor and makes the poor rich. The prince said: You have done well and ordered the minister to bestow upon him the garments of ministry, and he said: O my lord, this is from the matter of Allah. And from Abdullah ibn Tahir, he called Al-Husayn ibn Al-Fadl and said to him: I am perplexed by three verses, I have called you to clarify them for me: His saying, 'So he became among the regretful,' and it is established that regret is repentance; and His saying, 'Every day He is in a matter,' and it is established that the pen has dried regarding what will occur until the Day of Resurrection; and His saying, 'And that man will have nothing but what he strives for,' so what about the multiplicities? Al-Husayn said: It is possible that regret is not repentance for that nation, and it is repentance for this nation, because Allah, glorified and exalted is He, has distinguished this nation with characteristics that other nations do not share. And it has been said that the regret of Qabil was not for killing Habil, but for carrying it. As for His saying, 'And that man will have nothing but what he strives for,' its meaning is: He has nothing except what he strives for justly, and I may reward him with one thousand for one as a favor. And as for His saying, 'Every day He is in a matter,' it refers to matters He brings forth, not matters He initiates: So Abdullah stood up, kissed his head, and permitted his exit.