Exegesis of {What good befalls you is from Allah, and what evil befalls you is from yourself}
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I am confused by the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Nisa:[An-Nisa 4:78] and in the verse that follows it: [An-Nisa 4:79]
Answer:
Yes,[An-Nisa 4:79] So if it is due to yourself, it is from Allah by divine decree and destiny, and it is due to yourself by your actions and your evil deeds. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: I am confused by the saying of Allah the Exalted in Surat al-Nisa:
and if evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you."
وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَقُولُوا هَٰذِهِ مِنْ عِندِكَWhat comes to you of good is from Allah, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself
مَّا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَAnswer:
Yes,
What comes to you of good is from Allah
مَّا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2677] تفسير {ما أصابك من حسنة فمن الله وما أصابك من سيئة فمن نفسك} - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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