Complaining about one's circumstances
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Questions fifteen and sixteen from Fatwa number ( 17883 )
Q 15: Whatis the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding a person saying: "I wish it were the previous year and at a time like this," because the previous year he was not struck by this calamitythat he was struck by in this year; for example, the death of those dear to him, and does a person sin by uttering this statement?
A 15: It is obligatory for the Muslim to be patient with the divine decree and destiny, whether the decree contains something that pains him, such as the loss of a dear one or a relative, or whether it is due to the occurrence of a disaster or the like. It is not permissible for a person to say: (Oh, if such and such had not happened) or (Oh, if this year had not come), due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Sahih Muslim 2664
Q 16: What is the Shari'ah method for removing sadness when a person is struck by the calamity of the death of someone dear to him?
A 16: The method is what came in the Noble Qur'an. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:155-157] And what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) mentioned in his saying: Sahih Muslim 918b . And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q 15: Whatis the ruling in the Shari'ah regarding a person saying: "I wish it were the previous year and at a time like this," because the previous year he was not struck by this calamitythat he was struck by in this year; for example, the death of those dear to him, and does a person sin by uttering this statement?
A 15: It is obligatory for the Muslim to be patient with the divine decree and destiny, whether the decree contains something that pains him, such as the loss of a dear one or a relative, or whether it is due to the occurrence of a disaster or the like. It is not permissible for a person to say: (Oh, if such and such had not happened) or (Oh, if this year had not come), due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
cherish that which gives you benefit (in the Hereafter) and seek help from Allah and do not lose heart, and if anything (in the form of trouble) comes to you, don't say: If I had not done that, it would not have happened so and so, but say: Allah did that what He had ordained to do and your" if" opens the (gate) for the Satan.
احرص على ما ينفعك واستعن بالله ولا تعجز، وإن أصابك شيء فلا تقل: لو أني فعلت كان كذا وكذا، ولكن قل: قدر الله وما شاء فعل، فإن لو تفتح عمل الشيطانQ 16: What is the Shari'ah method for removing sadness when a person is struck by the calamity of the death of someone dear to him?
A 16: The method is what came in the Noble Qur'an. Allah the Exalted said:
but give good tidings to the patient, (156) Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return." (157) Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy. And it is those who are the [rightly] guided.
وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ (155) الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُمْ مُصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ (156) أُولَئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ وَأُولَئِكَ هُمُ الْمُهْتَدُونَIf any servant (of Allah) who suffers a calamity says:" We belong to Allah and to Him shall we return; O Allah, reward me for my affliction and give me something better than it in exchange for it," ' Allah will give him reward for affliction, and would give him something better than it in exchange.
ما من عبد تصيبه مصيبة فيقول: إنا لله، وإنا إليه راجعون، اللهم أجُرني في مصيبتي وأخلف لي خيرًا منها - إلا أَجَرَهُ الله تعالى في مصيبته، وأخلف له خيرًا منها
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