The Meaning of the Despair of the Servants in the Hadith: “Our Lord is pleased”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: It is mentioned in the hadith: He asks: What is meant by the despair of the servants? And is it a permissible matter?
Answer:
The despair of the servants regarding the descent of rain; they become… I did not complete the hadith: This is in the case of drought, the withholding of rain, [Ash-Shuraa 42:28] Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: It is mentioned in the hadith:
Our Lord is pleased with the despair of His servants
يعجب ربنا من قنوط عبادهAnswer:
The despair of the servants regarding the descent of rain; they become… I did not complete the hadith:
Our Lord is pleased with the despair of His servants; He looks at you, O you who are despairing, and He keeps laughing, knowing that your relief, or your joy, is near
يعجب ربنا من قنوط عباد ينظر إليكم أزلين قانطين فيظل يضحك يعلم أن فرجكم أو فرحكم قريبAnd it is He who sends down the rain after they had despaired
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُنَزِّلُ الْغَيْثَ مِن بَعْدِ مَا قَنَطُوا
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 30-01-1438هـ — alfawzan.live (47:55)
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