How to Have Good Expectations of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)

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Question:
Umm 'Ali from Jeddah asks: How should a Muslim man or woman have good expectations of Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?

Answer:
Yes, by trusting that Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is near and responsive, and

⁽⁵⁾ And when the sacred months have passed, then kill the polytheists wherever you find them and capture them and besiege them and sit in wait for them at every place of ambush. But if they should repent, establish prayer, and give zakah, let them [go] on their way. Indeed, Allah is Forgiving and Merciful. ⁽⁶⁾ And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protection so that he may hear the words of Allah. Then deliver him to his place of safety. That is because they are a people who do not know.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ وَإِنْ

[At-Tawbah 9:5-6]

Allah has guaranteed the sustenance of His servants, so one should have good opinion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the one who has a bad opinion of Allah, that is the action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:

thinking of Allah other than the truth - the thought of ignorance

يَظُنُّونَ بِاللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ ظَنَّ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ

[Ali 'Imran 3:154]

. He the Exalted said to the disbelievers when they enter the Fire:

And that was your assumption which you assumed about your Lord. It has brought you to ruin, and you have become among the losers."

وَذَٰلِكُمْ ظَنُّكُمُ الَّذِي ظَنَنتُم بِرَبِّكُمْ أَرْدَاكُمْ فَأَصْبَحْتُم مِّنَ الْخَاسِرِينَ

[Fussilat 41:23]

Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (166) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1439-07-25] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (14:19)

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