The Ruling on Trials: Are They a Punishment or an Elevation?
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Question:
Are trials a result of a servant's sins, or do some of them lead to elevation?
Answer:
It can be both. A trial can be a punishment for sins, and it can be an elevation in one's ranks. If a servant has a station in Paradise that he cannot reach through his deeds, then Allah tests him with calamities until he reaches that station. Yes, to raise his ranks, He tests him with calamities so that he is patient with them, and thus he reaches the station that is his in Paradise. Yes.
Are trials a result of a servant's sins, or do some of them lead to elevation?
Answer:
It can be both. A trial can be a punishment for sins, and it can be an elevation in one's ranks. If a servant has a station in Paradise that he cannot reach through his deeds, then Allah tests him with calamities until he reaches that station. Yes, to raise his ranks, He tests him with calamities so that he is patient with them, and thus he reaches the station that is his in Paradise. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يكون الابتلاء رفعةً للعبد؟ ومتى يكون تطهيرًا للذنوب؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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