The belief of Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama`ah about fate is that a person has freedom of will, and hence he will be rewarded or punished. But his will is subject to the will of Allah, and nothing can take place in the universe that is not willed by Allah.

Faith in Allah means believing firmly in His existence, Lordship and Divinity, and in His Names and Attributes. There are four things to be avoided, whoever falls into one of them has not attained true belief in the names and attributes of Allah, These four things are: Tahreef (distorting), Ta’teel (denying), Tamtheel (likening Allah to His creation), Takyeef (discussing how).