Is illness a punishment from Allah?
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Question:
Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him) asks you: Is illness a punishment from Allah for him?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Ash-Shuraa 42:30], so there is no doubt that calamities occur due to sins and transgressions, but they are good for the believer; because Allah expiates his sins through them. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Shaykh Salih (may Allah preserve him) asks you: Is illness a punishment from Allah for him?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
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 كَثِيرٍThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4498- هيئة الاستطاعة في الصلاة والوضوء والصيام للعاجز عنها ونصحه بالصبر على البلاء - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (3:35)
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