The Ruling on Supplicating for the Hastening of Punishment in This World
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for a person to supplicate that Allah hasten the punishment for his sins in this world before the Hereafter, based on the hadith: “If Allah wills…” in this verse?
Answer:
No, he does not know; he does not know whether he will be patient. He is living off his own self and does not supplicate for punishment upon himself. We ask Allah for well-being. A person supplicates for forgiveness and well-being, and does not supplicate for trial, because he does not know whether he will be patient or not.
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible for a person to supplicate that Allah hasten the punishment for his sins in this world before the Hereafter, based on the hadith: “If Allah wills…” in this verse?
Answer:
No, he does not know; he does not know whether he will be patient. He is living off his own self and does not supplicate for punishment upon himself. We ask Allah for well-being. A person supplicates for forgiveness and well-being, and does not supplicate for trial, because he does not know whether he will be patient or not.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 39 من 60 / شرح كتاب قرة عيون الموحدين / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:08)
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