A journalist describes those who attribute earthquakes and volcanoes to the sins of the people as being among the superstitious!
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Question:
I ask Allah for your well-being, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There is a journalist who describes the one who attributes earthquakes and volcanoes to the sins of the people as being among the superstitious. What is the ruling on his statement?
Answer:
It is the superstitious one to whom this description applies. As for the one who says that earthquakes are due to the sins of the people, he is a believer and not a superstitious one. Yes, rather, the one who says that they are not due to the sins of the people is the superstitious one who does not rely on evidence.
I ask Allah for your well-being, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: There is a journalist who describes the one who attributes earthquakes and volcanoes to the sins of the people as being among the superstitious. What is the ruling on his statement?
Answer:
It is the superstitious one to whom this description applies. As for the one who says that earthquakes are due to the sins of the people, he is a believer and not a superstitious one. Yes, rather, the one who says that they are not due to the sins of the people is the superstitious one who does not rely on evidence.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2384- 4717] هناك صحفي يصف من يرجع الزلازل والبراكين إلى ذنوب العباد بأنه من الخرافيين! — youtube.com
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