Is it permissible to take pleasure in the disasters and earthquakes that befall the disbelievers?

The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Does not the chest expand at the disasters and earthquakes that happen to the disbelievers?

The Shaykh:
In what respect?

The questioner:
Does not the chest expand at the disasters and earthquakes that happen to the disbelievers? And is this the praiseworthy expansion of the chest?

The Shaykh:
No, no, this is taking pleasure in the misfortune of others, this is taking pleasure in the misfortune of others. You ask Allah for safety, you ask Allah for safety, and you do not rejoice in the disasters and earthquakes, because there is a loss for all people in them, not just for those upon whom they fell; there is a loss for all people. Yes, and you also fear that it may reach you. How can you rejoice in it and not fear that it may reach you? Rather, you fear this, and you ask Allah for safety.