Grief and Joy over the Calamities Befalling the Muslims

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, I seek Allah’s forgiveness. If the nerves of the Muslims are affected by one of the divine decrees, such as earthquakes, storms, or fires, and there are among them people committing sins, does he grieve over their change? And if the people of luxury rejoice in it, and it leads them to sin, does he rejoice in their legacy?

The Shaykh:
The Muslim feels pain for his Muslim brothers wherever they are; he feels pain for them. If calamities strike people from among the Muslims, even if they are a minority among disbelievers, he feels pain for the Muslims, he feels pain for the Muslims, and he seeks mercy for them, asks forgiveness for them, and prays for the Muslims sincerely, because they are his brothers. Yes, we will give you the question.

The questioner:
If the Muslims are struck by living divine decrees, such as earthquakes, plagues, and fires, and there is among them a matter of sin, does he grieve over their father? And if they rejoice in it, does it lead them to sin?

The Shaykh:
The important point is that he grieves over what has befallen the Muslims, even if the Muslims who were struck are those among whom the Shaykh says there are sins, because they are Muslims. So he grieves for them and feels pain for their pain, by virtue of Islam. And you have heard that when a part of the body complains, the rest of the body responds with fever and high temperature. Yes.