The Ruling on Naming Earthquakes and Volcanoes Natural Disasters

Question:
May Allah be with you, Your Eminence, the father. The questioner asks: What is Your Eminence’s view on naming earthquakes, volcanoes, and other types of punishment as natural disasters?

Answer:
It is not permissible to attribute these to natural causes, as people do when they say they are due to nature. This is like They do not take a lesson from it, and they say, "This is from Allah, a punishment from Allah, a reminder for the servants." In fact, when the great earthquake that they call a tsunami struck the people, and one of the scholars spoke about taking a lesson and warning them, they mocked him and ridiculed him in the newspapers and press, saying, "This man is a fool. These are natural matters." They say these are natural matters that do not indicate the anger of Allah, nor a punishment from Allah; they are not a punishment from Allah, but rather natural. This is no different from the statement of the disbelievers. Yes.