Ruling on a Muslim asking his Lord to keep him away from trials
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From Imran Faraghi, an Egyptian working in Qassim in Buraydah. This message says: Is it permissible for a person to supplicate to his Lord to keep him away from trials and afflictions in religion, or in his self, or in his wealth, or in his child, even though it has come in His Noble Book, the saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-'Ankabut: 2], and also His saying: [Al-Baqarah: 155], and His saying on the tongue of some of the hypocrites to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when setting out for some of the expeditions: [At-Tawbah: 49]. Truthful is Allah the Great. And peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah?
Answer: Yes, you may ask, and you may seek refuge in Allah from the trials, both what is apparent of them and what is hidden, or from the misleading trials. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge in Allah from the trials, and this is authentically reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him). The fact that they occur does not prevent seeking refuge from their occurrence. Some people are led astray by a trial and perish, so there is no harm in asking your Lord, saying: "Protect me from the trials, both what is apparent of them and what is hidden. O Allah, protect me from the misleading trials. O Allah, protect me from the trial in my wealth and my child." You ask your Lord for well-being from these trials. Wealth is a trial, and a child is a trial, and some wives and some relatives are a trial. So you ask your Lord for well-being. You may be tried by your child and led astray because of him, or tried by your wealth and led astray because of it, or tried by your wife and led astray because of her, or tried by your friends and led astray because of them... and so on. Asking Allah for well-being from trials is a matter required by the Shari'ah. Yes.
Do the people think that they will be left to say, "We believe" and they will not be tried?
أَحَسِبَ النَّاسُ أَنْ يُتْرَكُوا أَنْ يَقُولُوا آمَنَّا وَهُمْ لا يُفْتَنُونَAnd We will surely test you with something of fear and hunger and a loss of wealth and lives and fruits, but give good tidings to the patient,
وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُمْ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الأَمْوَالِ وَالأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَPermit me [to remain at home] and do not put me to trial." Unquestionably, into trial they have fallen. And indeed, Hell will encompass the disbelievers.
ائْذَنْ لِي وَلا تَفْتِنِّي أَلا فِي الْفِتْنَةِ سَقَطُوا وَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ لَمُحِيطَةٌ بِالْكَافِرِينَAnswer: Yes, you may ask, and you may seek refuge in Allah from the trials, both what is apparent of them and what is hidden, or from the misleading trials. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought refuge in Allah from the trials, and this is authentically reported from him (peace and blessings be upon him). The fact that they occur does not prevent seeking refuge from their occurrence. Some people are led astray by a trial and perish, so there is no harm in asking your Lord, saying: "Protect me from the trials, both what is apparent of them and what is hidden. O Allah, protect me from the misleading trials. O Allah, protect me from the trial in my wealth and my child." You ask your Lord for well-being from these trials. Wealth is a trial, and a child is a trial, and some wives and some relatives are a trial. So you ask your Lord for well-being. You may be tried by your child and led astray because of him, or tried by your wealth and led astray because of it, or tried by your wife and led astray because of her, or tried by your friends and led astray because of them... and so on. Asking Allah for well-being from trials is a matter required by the Shari'ah. Yes.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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