The Ruling on Classifying Everything That Distracts from Obedience to Allah as Fitnah
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Question:
This questioner asks, saying: Is it correct to say that anything that distracts a person from obeying Allah is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation)?
Answer:
Yes, everything that occupies one from the obedience of Allah is from the trials (fitan) without a doubt. There is no doubt that what occupies one from the obedience of Allah is a type of trial (fitnah). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
This questioner asks, saying: Is it correct to say that anything that distracts a person from obeying Allah is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation)?
Answer:
Yes, everything that occupies one from the obedience of Allah is from the trials (fitan) without a doubt. There is no doubt that what occupies one from the obedience of Allah is a type of trial (fitnah). Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، تابع باب في الفتن 2 — islamhouse.com (45:49)
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