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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for a man to invoke poverty upon his country if he sees that wrongs are increasing in it?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: How do we treat the burning we find in our hearts when we see wrongs increasing and those who forbid them decreasing? And is it permissible for us to invoke that Allah reduce the blessings upon us and the opening up of worldly life; because if people are afflicted with ease, they will not be patient, but if they are afflicted with hardship, they will be patient?

Answer:
No, this is not appropriate. Invoking harm, poverty, and need upon people is not appropriate. But invoke Allah to rectify the conditions and to rectify the people. This burning is a sign of good; you are pained by seeing the wrongs, and this is a sign of good. And you must enjoin good and forbid evil according to your ability. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [755 -858] هل يجوز للرجل أن يدعو على بلده بالفقر إذا رأى فيها المنكرات تزيد؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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