The Difficulty of the Agonies of Death, O Noble Shaykh: Do They Mitigate Sins? Likewise, Does the Illness That Precedes Death Mitigate Sins? We Request Guidance on This.
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The questioner : The Difficulty of the Agonies of Death, O Noble Shaykh: Do They Mitigate Sins? Likewise, Does the Illness That Precedes Death Mitigate Sins? We Request Guidance on This.
The Shaykh : Yes, everything that befalls a person, whether it is illness, hardship, worry, or grief, even a thorn that pricks him, is an expiation for his sins. Then, if he is patient and seeks reward from Allah, he will have, in addition to the expiation, the reward for that patience with which he faced this calamity that befell him. There is no difference in this between what occurs at the time of death and what occurs before it; thus, calamities are expiations for sins for the believer. This is indicated by the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Ash-Shuraa 42:30] If that is for what our hands have earned, this indicates that it is an expiation for what we have done and what we have earned. Likewise, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed us that: Sahih Ibn Hibban 11:15. Yes.
The questioner : One of the female listeners in this message asks and says.
The Shaykh : Yes, everything that befalls a person, whether it is illness, hardship, worry, or grief, even a thorn that pricks him, is an expiation for his sins. Then, if he is patient and seeks reward from Allah, he will have, in addition to the expiation, the reward for that patience with which he faced this calamity that befell him. There is no difference in this between what occurs at the time of death and what occurs before it; thus, calamities are expiations for sins for the believer. This is indicated by the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned; but He pardons much.
وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُوا عَنْ كَثِيرٍNo worry, grief, or harm befalls a believer, even a thorn that pricks him, but Allah expiates his sins thereby.
لا يُصيب المؤمن هم ولا غم ولا أذى حتى الشوكة يُشاكها إلا كفّر الله بها عنهThe questioner : One of the female listeners in this message asks and says.