If a person is struck by calamities, is this considered from the anger of Allah the Exalted?
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If a person is struck by calamities, is this considered from the anger of Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Calamities can be punishments, and they can be expiations for the believers. They are punishments for the disbelievers and the hypocrites. As for the believer, they are expiations, as came in the hadith: So for the believer, there is good, expiation, and purification. They may also be an elevation of his ranks, if he has no sins upon him; they become an elevation of his ranks and an increase in his good deeds. So the believer’s reward is not lost with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). For this reason, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Yes.
May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good. If a person is struck by calamities, is this considered from the anger of Allah the Exalted?
Answer:
Calamities can be punishments, and they can be expiations for the believers. They are punishments for the disbelievers and the hypocrites. As for the believer, they are expiations, as came in the hadith:
No hardship or illness strikes a believer but that it is an expiation for his sins, even the thorn he is pricked by.
لا يصيب المؤمن من نصب ولا وصب إلا كان ذلك كفارة لمنوبه، حتى الشوكة يشاكها،How wonderful is the affair of the believer! Indeed, his entire affair is wonderful. If a good thing strikes him, he is grateful, and he is rewarded for it. And if a bad thing strikes him, he is patient, and he is rewarded for it. And that is not the case for anyone but the believer.
عجبا لأمر المؤمن، إن أمره كله له عجب، إن أصابته سرا فشكر أجر عليها، وإن أصابته ضرا فصبر أجر عليها، وليس ذلك إلا للمؤمن.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، إذا أصيب الإنسان بمصائب، هل يعد هذا من غضب الله تعالى؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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