Drawing a lesson from these calamities and trials, whether for the people or the rulers.

The Shaykh : But in any case, whenever a person reflects on this matter, he finds that it is obligatory for us to draw a lesson from it. As for the people and the subjects, they should turn to Allah and know that victory is from Allah, and that there is no victory except by holding fast to the Book of Allah. Second, as for the rulers, they should review the matter and look into everything concerning the affairs of the people, so that they establish the people upon the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), in appearance and in reality, in speech, action, and creed. I see that this catastrophe must be a lesson, not merely that we derive the benefits resulting from it, but that we make it a lesson by which we rectify what may be defective in our actions, so that we benefit from it with the greatest benefit, and that we do not return to what was the cause of this catastrophe. Yes.