The Meaning of Fitnah in the Hadith of the Man Who Wished to Be in the Place of the Man in the Grave
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is reported in Sahih Muslim that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that a time will come when a man will pass by a grave and say, “I wish I were in your place,” because of the severity of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). He asks: What is the meaning of fitnah here?
Answer:
It is fitnah in religion: the disbelievers are empowered over the Muslims, they harass them, and they try to make them apostatize from Islam. This is the fitnah in religion.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: It is reported in Sahih Muslim that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned that a time will come when a man will pass by a grave and say, “I wish I were in your place,” because of the severity of the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation). He asks: What is the meaning of fitnah here?
Answer:
It is fitnah in religion: the disbelievers are empowered over the Muslims, they harass them, and they try to make them apostatize from Islam. This is the fitnah in religion.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 16-07-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (1:12:49)
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