Is frustration with congestion and calamities a sign of having a bad opinion of Allah?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is impatience, panic, and frustration during calamities, or during traffic congestion, or the abundance of traffic lights, and the feeling of tightness in the chest due to the large number of people in public places, does this fall under having a bad opinion of Allah? Does a person sin for it?
The Shaykh:
This is a mix. I do not know what the mix is between the traffic lights, and I do not know. It is busy.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, is impatience, panic, and frustration during calamities?
The Shaykh:
During calamities, stick to this: frustration and impatience during calamities are not permissible. Rather, one should be patient, seek reward from Allah, and say: "Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we return."
The questioner:
And is impatience with congestion, the abundance of traffic lights, and the intensity of traffic?
The Shaykh:
Get out of the congestion; do not go to the congestion. Yes.
The questioner:
He asked: Does this fall under having a bad opinion of Allah?
The Shaykh:
No, this is a bad opinion of you. You are the one who does not go to the congestions, or you do not go. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is impatience, panic, and frustration during calamities, or during traffic congestion, or the abundance of traffic lights, and the feeling of tightness in the chest due to the large number of people in public places, does this fall under having a bad opinion of Allah? Does a person sin for it?
The Shaykh:
This is a mix. I do not know what the mix is between the traffic lights, and I do not know. It is busy.
The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe, is impatience, panic, and frustration during calamities?
The Shaykh:
During calamities, stick to this: frustration and impatience during calamities are not permissible. Rather, one should be patient, seek reward from Allah, and say: "Indeed, to Allah we belong and to Him we return."
The questioner:
And is impatience with congestion, the abundance of traffic lights, and the intensity of traffic?
The Shaykh:
Get out of the congestion; do not go to the congestion. Yes.
The questioner:
He asked: Does this fall under having a bad opinion of Allah?
The Shaykh:
No, this is a bad opinion of you. You are the one who does not go to the congestions, or you do not go. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2661] هل التضايق من الازدحام والمصائب من سوء الظن بالله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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