The Meaning of Feeling Secure from the Deception of Allah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I have heard about feeling secure from the deception of Allah. What does that mean? And how should a person be in this regard?
Answer:
It is not permissible to feel secure from the deception of Allah. Indeed, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-A'raf 7:99] So feeling secure from the deception of Allah is one of the major sins. A person fears Allah and does not feel secure that Allah will punish him or torment him, and he abandons sins, so he does not feel secure from the deception of Allah. Just as he does not despair of the mercy of Allah, [Al-Hijr 15:56] except the astray ones, [Yusuf 12:87] so he combines fear and hope on the path of moderation, not giving preference to fear over hope, nor giving preference to hope over fear. They say it is like the two wings of a bird. This is as long as he is alive and in good health. But if he is in the illness of death and unable to perform deeds, then the aspect of hope and good opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) prevails. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I have heard about feeling secure from the deception of Allah. What does that mean? And how should a person be in this regard?
Answer:
It is not permissible to feel secure from the deception of Allah. Indeed, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
Then did they feel secure from the plan of Allah? But no one feels secure from the plan of Allah except the losing people.
أَفَأَمِنُوا مَكْرَ اللَّهِ فَلَا يَأْمَنُ مَكْرَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْخَاسِرُونَAnd who despairs of the mercy of his Lord
وَمَن يَقْنَطُ مِن رَّحْمَةِ رَبِّهِIndeed, no one despairs of relief from Allah except the disbelieving people."
إِنَّهُ لَا يَيْأَسُ مِن رَّوْحِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا الْقَوْمُ الْكَافِرُونَ
Source
قناة «مؤسسة الدعوة الخيرية»، فتاوى على الهواء 25-12-1434هـ - الفوزان — youtube.com (44:22)
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