The Ruling on Complaining When Misfortunes Befall
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Question:
He also asks, Shaykh, about the ruling on complaining when a misfortune or calamity befalls a person?
Answer:
It is forbidden. Complaining is forbidden. Lamenting, slapping the cheeks, and tearing the clothes are actions of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). It is obligatory to be patient when misfortunes occur.[Al-Baqarah 2:155-156]. So misfortunes require patience and seeking reward from Allah. As for displaying distress through speech or action, it is forbidden, it is an action of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance, and it is a major sin among the major sins. Yes.
He also asks, Shaykh, about the ruling on complaining when a misfortune or calamity befalls a person?
Answer:
It is forbidden. Complaining is forbidden. Lamenting, slapping the cheeks, and tearing the clothes are actions of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance (jahiliyyah). It is obligatory to be patient when misfortunes occur.
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."
وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1574 - حكم التسخط عند حلول المصائب - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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