Is it permissible for a Muslim to rejoice over a calamity in the land of the disbelievers?
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Question:
If a calamity befalls the disbelievers, is it permissible for a Muslim to rejoice?
Answer:
He rejoices over it, if there is benefit for the Muslims in it, he rejoices over it: [Yunus:58], if it is something that benefits the Muslims: their army was defeated, may Allah guide them to Islam; he rejoices.
Q: If it is an earthquake, for example, in a disbeliever's land?
A: He rejoices; because it may be a lesson, it may contain guidance.
If a calamity befalls the disbelievers, is it permissible for a Muslim to rejoice?
Answer:
He rejoices over it, if there is benefit for the Muslims in it, he rejoices over it:
Say, "In the bounty of Allah and in His mercy - in that let them rejoice; it is better than what they accumulate."
قُلْ بِفَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَبِرَحْمَتِهِ فَبِذَلِكَ فَلْيَفْرَحُوا هُوَ خَيْرٌ مِمَّا يَجْمَعُونَQ: If it is an earthquake, for example, in a disbeliever's land?
A: He rejoices; because it may be a lesson, it may contain guidance.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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