Al-Irshad ila Sahih al-Itiqad - Salih Al-Fawzan - (129)

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idolatry, for he only assails them because he imagines they can harm or benefit apart from Allah. Third, the abuse ultimately rebounds upon the One who actually ordains such events—and that is Allah Himself.

When, however, a servant recites at the stirring of the wind the formula taught by the Prophet ﷺ—“When you behold something you dislike, say: O Allah, we ask You for the good of this wind, the good that is within it, and the good that You have enjoined it with; and we seek refuge in You from the evil of this wind, the evil that is within it, and the evil that You have enjoined it with”—he has turned for refuge to Allah, the Creator, Director, and Disposer of the wind. That is pure tawḥīd (monotheism) and sound creed, diametrically opposed to the mindset of al-jāhiliyyah (the pagan age of ignorance).

Thus must a Muslim always face unfolding events: he traces them back to their Creator, asks Him for the good they contain, and neither blames nor curses them, nor interprets them through false lenses. He must realize that whatever unpleasantness befalls him through these occurrences is by Allah’s decree and is unleashed upon him because of his own sins, as Allah the Exalted says: “Whatever calamity strikes you is because of what your hands have earned, yet He pardons much.” ⦗1⦘ He also says: “Allah is the One who sends the winds, and they raise the clouds….” ⦗2⦘ And He says: “Such are the days We alternate among people.” ⦗3⦘ And He says: “Allah alternates the night and the day; surely in that is a lesson for those endowed with insight.” ⦗4⦘

The whole affair returns to Allah. It is therefore obligatory to praise Him in both situations—the ease and the hardship—to think well of Him, and to turn back to Him in repentance and submission, as He says: “We tested them with prosperity and adversity so that they might return.” ⦗5⦘ And He says: “We certainly seized Pharaoh’s folk with years of drought and scarcity of fruits so that they might take heed.” ⦗6⦘

Such is the correct reading of world events. A believer knows that whatever he dislikes that befalls him is the consequence of his own sins; he lays the blame upon himself, not upon Time, nor upon

(1) Surah al-Shura, verse 30. (2) Surah al-Rum, verse 48. (3) Surah Al-Imran, verse 140. (4) Surah al-Nur, verse 44. (5) Surah al-Araf, verse 168. (6) Surah al-Araf, verse 130.

للشرك؛ فإنه إنما سبها لظنه أنها تضر وتنفع من دون الله. ومنها: أن السب إنما يقع على من فعل هذه الأفعال، وهو الله. وإذا قال العبد عند هبوب الريح ما أرشده إليه النبي ﷺ بقوله: "إذا رأيتم ما تكرهون؛ فقولوا: اللهم إنا نسألك من خير هذه الريح وخير ما فيها وخير ما أمرت به، ونعوذ بك من شر هذه الريح وشر ما فيها وشر ما أمرت به"؛ فقد لجأ إلى الله خالق الريح ومدبرها ومصرفها، وهذا هو التوحيد والاعتقاد السليم الذي يخالف اعتقاد الجاهلية. وهكذا يكون المسلم دائما وأبدًا مع الأحداث؛ يرجعها إلى خالقها، ويسأله من خيرها، ولا يلقي باللوم عليها ويسبها ويفسرها بغير تفسيرها الصحيح، وليعلم أن ما أصابه من هذه الأحداث مما يكره إنما هو بتقدير من الله وتسليط لها عليه بسبب ذنوبه؛ كما قال تعالى: ﴿وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ﴾ ١، وقال تعالى: ﴿اللَّهُ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ فَتُثِيرُ سَحَاباً....﴾ ٢ الآية وقال تعالى: ﴿وَتِلْكَ الأيَّامُ نُدَاوِلُهَا بَيْنَ النَّاسِ﴾ ٣، وقال تعالى: ﴿يُقَلِّبُ اللَّهُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ إِنَّ فِي ذَلِكَ لَعِبْرَةً لأولِي الأبْصَارِ﴾ ٤. فالأمر كله راجع إلى الله؛ فالواجب حمده في الحالتين؛ حالة السراء وحالة الضراء، وحسن الظن به، والرجوع إليه بالتوبة والإنابة؛ كما قال تعالى: ﴿وَبَلَوْنَاهُمْ بِالْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ﴾ ٥، وقال تعالى: ﴿وَلَقَدْ أَخَذْنَا آلَ فِرْعَوْنَ بِالسِّنِينَ وَنَقْصٍ مِنَ الثَّمَرَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ﴾ ٦. هذا هو التفسير الصحيح لمجريات الأحداث؛ فالمؤمن يعلم أن ما أصابه مما يكره إنما هو بسبب ذنوبه، فيلقي باللوم على نفسه، لا على الدهر، ولا على

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