Distinguishing Between a Calamity Caused by Sins and a Trial
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: How can a Muslim distinguish whether the calamity that befell him is due to his sins or is a trial from Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
She is in a state of disobedience, as Allah the Exalted said:[Ash-Shuraa 42:30] Is there anyone who is free from sins? No one is free from them, but the door of repentance is open, praise be to Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: How can a Muslim distinguish whether the calamity that befell him is due to his sins or is a trial from Allah (Mighty and Majestic)?
Answer:
She is in a state of disobedience, as Allah the Exalted said:
And whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned
وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل وأما المقام الثاني الذي وقع فيه الغلط — islamhouse.com (58:42)
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