Achieving Steadfastness When Calamities Befall
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Question:
I ask the Shaykh for a word on how to achieve steadfastness when calamities befall, in light of the Prophetic guidance and contentment with the divine decree and power of Allah, while mentioning the evidence for this?
Answer:
Answer: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is obligatory for the Muslim when calamities befall him to be patient, to seek reward from Allah, and to make supplication, due to the saying of the Exalted: “And give glad tidings to the patient, who, when disaster strikes them, say, ‘Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.’” He must also restrain his tongue from complaining, wailing, and expressing grief over what has occurred by divine decree and destiny. So the Muslim should be patient and say: “Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it for me with something better.” This is what has been transmitted regarding what the afflicted person should say when a calamity befalls him.
I ask the Shaykh for a word on how to achieve steadfastness when calamities befall, in light of the Prophetic guidance and contentment with the divine decree and power of Allah, while mentioning the evidence for this?
Answer:
Answer: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send blessings and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. It is obligatory for the Muslim when calamities befall him to be patient, to seek reward from Allah, and to make supplication, due to the saying of the Exalted: “And give glad tidings to the patient, who, when disaster strikes them, say, ‘Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return.’” He must also restrain his tongue from complaining, wailing, and expressing grief over what has occurred by divine decree and destiny. So the Muslim should be patient and say: “Indeed, we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return. O Allah, reward me in my affliction and replace it for me with something better.” This is what has been transmitted regarding what the afflicted person should say when a calamity befalls him.
Source
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