The ruling on naming the year the Year of Grief due to the death of scholars
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to call this year the Year of Grief because of the death of a number of scholars? We have heard some people calling it that.
Answer:
The scholars are still dying. The prophets died, the Companions died, and no year was ever called the Year of Panic. This is not appropriate. This is the Sunnah of Allah in His creation; scholars and others die every year and at all times. It is obligatory for us to be patient, to seek reward from Allah, and not to despair or lose hope in the mercy of Allah. These people die, and Allah replaces them with those who take their place, and praise be to Allah. The truth is victorious, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, is it permissible to call this year the Year of Grief because of the death of a number of scholars? We have heard some people calling it that.
Answer:
The scholars are still dying. The prophets died, the Companions died, and no year was ever called the Year of Panic. This is not appropriate. This is the Sunnah of Allah in His creation; scholars and others die every year and at all times. It is obligatory for us to be patient, to seek reward from Allah, and not to despair or lose hope in the mercy of Allah. These people die, and Allah replaces them with those who take their place, and praise be to Allah. The truth is victorious, if Allah wills.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [41] — alfawzan.live (1:04:47)
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