Ad-Darr

The Distressor, The Harmer, The Afflictor

Ad-Darr

The Correcter, The Balancer, The Distresser, The Afflicter, The Punisher.

Allah is Ad-Daarr, The One who harms or benefits whoever he wills. He is the one whose wisdom may choose to use forceful corrections to discourage wrongful behavior.

Mentions From The Quran & Hadith

From the root d-r-r which has the following classical Arabic connotations: to have an opinion that is opposing to apply forceful correction to do an act that is disliked making inconvenient, annoy, distress to cause adversity, afflict to harm, injure, and hurt.

And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him. And if He touches you with good – then He is over all things competent. (Quran 6:17)

Say, “Shall we invoke instead of Allah that which neither benefits us nor harms us and be turned back on our heels after Allah has guided us? [We would then be] like one whom the devils enticed [to wander] upon the earth confused, [while] he has companions inviting him to guidance, [calling], ‘Come to us.’ ” Say, “Indeed, the guidance of Allah is the [only] guidance;
and we have been commanded to submit to the Lord of the worlds. (Quran 6:71)