Combining the Verse of Calamity with the Hadith of the Trial of Those Whom Allah Loves
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Question:
This questioner says: How do we reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Ash-Shuraa 42:30], with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), Sunan Ibn Majah 4031Hasan (Darussalam)?
Answer:
So, withSunan Ibn Majah 4031Hasan (Darussalam), if they reform and are upright, then Allah loves them and also tests them, and there is no contradiction between these two. What befalls them may be due to their sins, or it may be a test for them.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
This questioner says: How do we reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted,
And whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned; but He pardons much.
وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَن كَثِيرٍWhen Allah loves a people He tests them
إن الله إذا أحب قوما ابتلاهمAnswer:
So, with
When Allah loves a people He tests them
إذا أحب قوما ابتلاهمThe presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh!
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما المقام الثاني الذي وقع فيه الغلط — islamhouse.com (56:30)
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