Is the spread of locusts and crimes a punishment from Allah?
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The questioner:
The questioner says: Clips showing the spread of crimes have become widespread. Is this a punishment from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for our sins?
The Shaykh:
Are these signs?
The questioner:
Regarding the spread of crimes.
The Shaykh:
How?
The questioner:
He says: Clips have spread about the prevalence of crimes in their lands. Is this considered a punishment from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for our sins?
The Shaykh:
The locusts, yes, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) sent locusts upon the people of Pharaoh as a punishment for them, so they ate their crops and their provisions, so it is a punishment, yes.
The questioner:
In the best of meanings, the rains have been cut off for us, and in the countries of East Asia, the rains continue for them. Are they better than us, and some of their countries are non-Muslim?
The Shaykh:
This indicates their apparent state. The descent of rain upon them does not indicate their apparent state, but rather it is a gradual luring for them, yes.
The questioner:
I ask Allah the Great to bless you with your knowledge and your knowledge and your command, for He is the All-Hearing and the All-Knowing. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah send prayers upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The Shaykh:
Allah.
The questioner says: Clips showing the spread of crimes have become widespread. Is this a punishment from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for our sins?
The Shaykh:
Are these signs?
The questioner:
Regarding the spread of crimes.
The Shaykh:
How?
The questioner:
He says: Clips have spread about the prevalence of crimes in their lands. Is this considered a punishment from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) for our sins?
The Shaykh:
The locusts, yes, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) sent locusts upon the people of Pharaoh as a punishment for them, so they ate their crops and their provisions, so it is a punishment, yes.
The questioner:
In the best of meanings, the rains have been cut off for us, and in the countries of East Asia, the rains continue for them. Are they better than us, and some of their countries are non-Muslim?
The Shaykh:
This indicates their apparent state. The descent of rain upon them does not indicate their apparent state, but rather it is a gradual luring for them, yes.
The questioner:
I ask Allah the Great to bless you with your knowledge and your knowledge and your command, for He is the All-Hearing and the All-Knowing. May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah send prayers upon our Prophet Muhammad.
The Shaykh:
Allah.
Source
لقاء الجمعة الطائف-16-11-1440 — alfawzan.live (32:31)
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