Advice for those who are struck by calamities and trials
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Question:
Abu Badr from al-Kharj says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, calamities and trials befall people. What is your advice to every one who is worried, distressed, or afflicted in his religion or his worldly life? And is the strength of faith in the heart measured when a calamity befalls?
Answer:
Yes. When calamities, hardships, and difficulties strike, the Muslim is patient and asks Allah for relief and asks Allah to remove these problems. Allah is near and He answers, so the Muslim does not despair, does not panic, and does not become angry. If a blessing befalls him, he is grateful for it; and if a misfortune befalls him, he is patient with it and seeks the reward.
So he is in a good state in both cases. This is the state of the believer. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Abu Badr from al-Kharj says: Your Excellency the Shaykh, calamities and trials befall people. What is your advice to every one who is worried, distressed, or afflicted in his religion or his worldly life? And is the strength of faith in the heart measured when a calamity befalls?
Answer:
Yes. When calamities, hardships, and difficulties strike, the Muslim is patient and asks Allah for relief and asks Allah to remove these problems. Allah is near and He answers, so the Muslim does not despair, does not panic, and does not become angry. If a blessing befalls him, he is grateful for it; and if a misfortune befalls him, he is patient with it and seeks the reward.
So he is in a good state in both cases. This is the state of the believer. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
How wonderful is the affair of the believer, for his entire affair is wonderful. If good befalls him, he is grateful for it, and that is good for him. And if bad befalls him, he is patient with it, and that is good for him. And that is only for the believer.
عجبا لامر المؤمن ان امره كله له عجب ان اصابته سراء شكر عليها فكان ذلك خيرا له وان اصابته ضراء صبر عليها فكان ذلك خيرا له وليس ذلك الا للمؤمن.The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 28-10-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (8:30)
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