Do misfortunes only befall those who disobey Allah the Exalted?
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The student: ...
The Shaykh : The answer is that this applies to those who are afflicted, to make it clear to them that this is due to what their hands have earned, so that perhaps they will repent and return to Allah. As for affliction without sin, this is for the elevation of ranks, because affliction is met with patience, and one must have patience with it. Patience is a high rank that is not attained except by one whom Allah has guided to it, and one cannot be called patient if he has not been touched by harm. For this reason, the trials of the prophets were doubled compared to the trials of others, even in illness. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would suffer fever as two of us would, and his death was made severe for him (peace and blessings be upon him) so that the end of his life would be at the highest stations of patience. As for when this is said regarding sinners, the meaning is that they should cease their sins... No, this is not a punishment from Allah Mighty and Majestic. "Khaziy" means humiliation; it means that these arrogant, oppressive people will return to humiliation, and in the Hereafter they will be punished. Yes.
The Shaykh : The answer is that this applies to those who are afflicted, to make it clear to them that this is due to what their hands have earned, so that perhaps they will repent and return to Allah. As for affliction without sin, this is for the elevation of ranks, because affliction is met with patience, and one must have patience with it. Patience is a high rank that is not attained except by one whom Allah has guided to it, and one cannot be called patient if he has not been touched by harm. For this reason, the trials of the prophets were doubled compared to the trials of others, even in illness. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would suffer fever as two of us would, and his death was made severe for him (peace and blessings be upon him) so that the end of his life would be at the highest stations of patience. As for when this is said regarding sinners, the meaning is that they should cease their sins... No, this is not a punishment from Allah Mighty and Majestic. "Khaziy" means humiliation; it means that these arrogant, oppressive people will return to humiliation, and in the Hereafter they will be punished. Yes.