The ruling on saying: "He does not deserve to be ill" when asked about a sick person
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people, when asked about a certain person, say, "By Allah, so-and-so is sick," and the other person says, "He does not deserve it." Is this phrase a bad opinion of Allah?
Answer:
Yes, this is an ugly word. When someone says, "So-and-so is sick," and the other says, "He does not deserve it," this is a complaint against Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes, being sick is among one's good. The benefit of sickness is that one repents to Allah, turns back to Allah, the arrogance in one's self is broken, and self-admiration is removed. It is also a purification of one's sins. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some people, when asked about a certain person, say, "By Allah, so-and-so is sick," and the other person says, "He does not deserve it." Is this phrase a bad opinion of Allah?
Answer:
Yes, this is an ugly word. When someone says, "So-and-so is sick," and the other says, "He does not deserve it," this is a complaint against Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes, being sick is among one's good. The benefit of sickness is that one repents to Allah, turns back to Allah, the arrogance in one's self is broken, and self-admiration is removed. It is also a purification of one's sins. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب النهي عن سب الريح، وباب قول الله - تعالى - : { يَظُنُّونَ بِاللَّهِ غَيْرَ الْحَقِّ ظَنَّ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ } — islamhouse.com (59:41)
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