Anticipating Calamities and Its Relationship to Having a Bad Opinion of Allah
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Question:
The questioner says: Is the one who anticipates calamities happening to himself, for example, that his family will be afflicted, or that he will fall away from the religion, considered to be having a bad opinion of Allah?
Answer:
He should have a good opinion of Allah and rely upon Allah, and not open up for himself the doors of worries, whispers, sorrows, and anticipating evil. He should anticipate good from Allah the Exalted and have a good opinion of Allah. I say, Allah the Glorious and Exalted said:Sunan ad-Darimi 20:27. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
The questioner says: Is the one who anticipates calamities happening to himself, for example, that his family will be afflicted, or that he will fall away from the religion, considered to be having a bad opinion of Allah?
Answer:
He should have a good opinion of Allah and rely upon Allah, and not open up for himself the doors of worries, whispers, sorrows, and anticipating evil. He should anticipate good from Allah the Exalted and have a good opinion of Allah. I say, Allah the Glorious and Exalted said:
I am in accordance with the expectation of My servant of Me, so let him expect of Me what he wills
أنا عند حسن ظن عبدي بي فليظن بي ما شاءThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 16-01-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (46:51)
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