Are calamities a mercy for the servants?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Are calamities a mercy for the servants? If he commits a sin and Allah holds him accountable for it?
Answer:
It is a mercy for the believer. It is a mercy for the believer that Allah expiates his sins through it, and that he becomes alert, repents to Allah the Exalted, and is humbled. Yes, so it is a mercy for the believer, not a mercy for all people. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Are calamities a mercy for the servants? If he commits a sin and Allah holds him accountable for it?
Answer:
It is a mercy for the believer. It is a mercy for the believer that Allah expiates his sins through it, and that he becomes alert, repents to Allah the Exalted, and is humbled. Yes, so it is a mercy for the believer, not a mercy for all people. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [461 -858] هل المصائب رحمة للعباد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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