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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on interpreting earthquakes as divine punishment

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, do we say that the earthquakes that occur are a punishment?

Answer:
Without a doubt, they are a punishment, and the most severe of punishments, may Allah protect us from it.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2002] حكم تفسير الزلازل على أنها عذاب إلهي - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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