The Ruling on Asking for Good Deeds and Patience in Times of Calamity
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is established in the Book and the Sunnah that it is prescribed to ask for good deeds. So, is it better for a Muslim, when a calamity befalls him, to be patient and seek reward from Allah, or to ask Allah the Exalted through his good deeds?
Answer:
Both, both are good. If he is patient and seeks reward from Allah, that is better. And if he asks Allah and seeks nearness to Him through his good deeds so that He may remove his hardship, there is nothing wrong with that. Both are permissible, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is established in the Book and the Sunnah that it is prescribed to ask for good deeds. So, is it better for a Muslim, when a calamity befalls him, to be patient and seek reward from Allah, or to ask Allah the Exalted through his good deeds?
Answer:
Both, both are good. If he is patient and seeks reward from Allah, that is better. And if he asks Allah and seeks nearness to Him through his good deeds so that He may remove his hardship, there is nothing wrong with that. Both are permissible, and praise be to Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [794 /1350] هل الأفضل للمسلم إن نزلت به نازلة أن يصبر ويحتسب؟ أم يسأل الله تعالى بأعماله الصالحة؟ — youtube.com
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