Test or punishment
Question
How do you know if you are being tested or punished?
Answer
Don’t put your mind to that. Under all trials ask Allah Ta`ala’s forgiveness and beg for ease.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
References (Arabic / Urdu sources)
عن العباس بن عبد المطلب قال قلت : يا رسول الله علمني شيئا أسأله الله عز و جل قال سل الله العافية فمكثت أياما ثم جئت فقلت يا رسول الله علمني شيئا أسأله الله فقال لي يا عباس يا عم رسول الله سلوا الله العافية في الدنيا والآخرة (الترمذي رقم 3514)
- Answered by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.
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