The Ruling on Our Saying, "We Are Safe by the Protection of Allah"
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Question:
Shaykh Ahmad, may Allah reward you, what is your opinion of the one who says, "We are safe in this land by the protection of Allah," when there are other lands whose people are more disobedient to Allah, yet no punishment has befallen them?
Answer:
This is delusion. This speech, may Allah protect us from it, is delusion. This is from the deception of Allah. What makes this land safe from the deception of Allah?
All servants, if they disobey Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), are liable to punishment in any land and in any place. So no one is safe from the deception and punishment of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And as for the other disbelieving lands...
...are they not punished? Who said that? Are the other lands not punished? Are not great disasters, fierce wars, and destructive earthquakes befalling them now?
Are they not devoid of security and in a state of extreme fear, where no one feels safe for himself, his wealth, or his family? One does not carry money with him, even a little, for he fears being killed. He does not fear the money being taken by mistake; he fears being killed. Has he been saved from punishment?
Then, even if we suppose that it was given and given, this is a gradual luring by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to take them by a single atom:[Ali 'Imran 3:178] that [Ali 'Imran 3:178]. Who says that other lands are not afflicted with punishments? The greatest punishment that has befallen them is the death of their hearts, the death of their hearts and their becoming callous. And their boldness in violating the sanctities of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and their lack of fear of Allah—this is the greatest punishment. Therefore, He said: [Al-A'raf 7:100].
[Al-A'raf 7:100] This is greater than a punishment: their being deprived of faith and their remaining in disbelief. This is the greatest of punishments. We ask Allah for well-being. Yes.
Shaykh Ahmad, may Allah reward you, what is your opinion of the one who says, "We are safe in this land by the protection of Allah," when there are other lands whose people are more disobedient to Allah, yet no punishment has befallen them?
Answer:
This is delusion. This speech, may Allah protect us from it, is delusion. This is from the deception of Allah. What makes this land safe from the deception of Allah?
All servants, if they disobey Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), are liable to punishment in any land and in any place. So no one is safe from the deception and punishment of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And as for the other disbelieving lands...
...are they not punished? Who said that? Are the other lands not punished? Are not great disasters, fierce wars, and destructive earthquakes befalling them now?
Are they not devoid of security and in a state of extreme fear, where no one feels safe for himself, his wealth, or his family? One does not carry money with him, even a little, for he fears being killed. He does not fear the money being taken by mistake; he fears being killed. Has he been saved from punishment?
Then, even if we suppose that it was given and given, this is a gradual luring by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to take them by a single atom:
And let not those who disbelieve
وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواthat [because] We extend their time [of enjoyment] it is better for them. We only extend it for them so that they may increase in sin, and for them is a humiliating punishment.
أَنَّمَا نُمْلِي لَهُمْ خَيْرٌ لِّأَنفُسِهِمْ إِنَّمَا نُمْلِي لَهُمْ لِيَزْدَادُوا إِثْمًا وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ مُّهِينٌBut We seal over their hearts so they do not hear.
وَنَطْبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَHas it not become clear to those who inherited the earth after its [previous] people that if We willed, We could afflict them for their sins? But We seal over their hearts so they do not hear.
أَوَلَمْ يَهْدِ لِلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ الْأَرْضَ مِن بَعْدِ أَهْلِهَا أَن لَّوْ نَشَاءُ أَصَبْنَاهُم بِذُنُوبِهِمْ وَنَطْبَعُ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ فَهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُونَ
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