The Ruling on Lamenting What Has Passed
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Question:
He says: I have been afflicted with great material losses, and I am now lamenting and regretting what has passed, what happened to me. Is this, may Allah reward you, a form of lamenting and regretting that is condemned in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
Yes, this is blameworthy, and what is prescribed is patience and seeking reward,[Al-Baqarah 2:156] so that you do not [Al-Hadid 57:23], for all matters are by the decree and destiny of Allah. If you know that, the matter becomes easy for you, and you will be patient, because what is decreed must happen, and there is no way to prevent it. So you must be patient and seek reward for the sake of the reward and recompense. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
He says: I have been afflicted with great material losses, and I am now lamenting and regretting what has passed, what happened to me. Is this, may Allah reward you, a form of lamenting and regretting that is condemned in the Shari'ah?
Answer:
Yes, this is blameworthy, and what is prescribed is patience and seeking reward,
Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return."
الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَdespair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you
تَأْسَوْا عَلَىٰ مَا فَاتَكُمْ وَلَا تَفْرَحُوا بِمَا آتَاكُمْThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/272 — archive.org (8:45)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.