Mustafa Khattab – Ibtilaa Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People
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Before I start, Ikhuba, I'd like to begin
with a statement, a very great statement.
That, mashaAllah,
in our Masjid,
we have a lot of educational
activities.
And this is the
weekly schedule for the lectures and the talks
and the classes we give at the Rasheed.
This is only the weekly schedule and this
is some of them.
These classes and kalavans and lectures are given
by qualified brothers and sisters. You might agree
or disagree with some things,
this. That's Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala. And yesterday,
Al Qar Amina Al Hamadah Am Khayr Al
Zazat. Amen.
Most of us don't work every day,
and we have some time during the day
and the night.
These lectures and these talks take place during
the day and during the night.
And it is not appropriate to
come to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala on the
day of judgment
with excuses like ignorance
and laziness.
This is not excuse anymore.
So we have to take advantage of these
glasses and help us in the masjid and
come.
So when we meet Allah
at least we can answer for the things
we do in this life, and we can
know what is right and what is wrong,
what is halal and what is halal. We
know Allah
and how to worship him, and we know
the sunnah of the prophet
so we can follow
people keep asking,
why do bad things happen to good people?
Muslims ask the same thing, and non Muslims
ask the same thing.
Why do bad things happen to good people?
So
why do bad things happen
to good people?
So Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala tests you with
good and evil.
You are required to show patience at difficult
times and to be grateful to Allah
at good times.
A couple of weeks ago, a new Muslim
brother by the name Ben Hunter
taught me a wisdom that I will never
forget.
He told me,
if
you complain
all the time, if you keep complaining,
Allah
will give you more to complain about.
Allah
says,
do people think
when they say
we are true believers
that they will be left without being tested.
We have tested those who came before them.
So Allah
will make clear to everyone
who is telling the truth and who is
fainting.
That the prophets
were tested more than anyone else.
They have been through more difficult times than
anyone else.
And likewise,
those who are close to prophets in righteousness
and piety
will
also be tested likewise.
And the person, as the prophet sallallahu alaihi
wa sallam says, will be tested according to
his faith or according to the strength of
his faith.
If this person's faith is strong,
the trials, the tribulations, and difficulties would be
strong.
If this person's faith is weak,
then the tribulations and the trials will be
weak.
So the magnitude of the difficulties and the
trials will come in accordance
with the difficulty
or the magnitude
of
the the faith or the belief.
So the prophet
says in this authentic kaneer collected by a
tammile
that the magnitude of the reward
is commensurate or comes in accordance
with the magnitude
of the hardship.
And Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala, if he loves
someone
or some people, he will always put them
to trial. He will always test them.
Those who are pleased and content
with the conduct of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala,
with the test of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala
will gain the pleasure of Allah subhanahu wa
ta'ala. But those who are displeased,
those who protest,
they will give the displeasure
and the anger of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala
in this life and in the lives to
come.
So Nuhu alaihis salam was making dua to
his people for a 1000 years, but still
his wife died as a capital.
His son died as a capital.
And this is a great setback,
a great blow to any dad
if you have a member in your family
who is Catholic or who is not Christ.
Ibrahim alaihis salam, his father was a Catholic.
Lut alaihis salam, his wife died as a
So this is the greatest test. People will
always say,
if this person is telling the truth, the
kufan will always say, if this person is
telling the truth, the kufan
and pain more than any other prophet.
Just one example,
he had salaam
7 children,
7 kids,
3 boys and 4 daughters.
6 of them died in his lifetime.
So the prophet salallahu alaihi wa sallam had
buried 6 of his 7 children in his
lifetime. You see how difficult that was for
him salallahu alaihi wa sallam. Only had only
Fatima alaihi wa sallam
outlived
her father. She passed away only 6 months
after him. According to the prophecy of the
prophet salallahu alaihi wa sallam, he told Fatima,
you will be the first in my household
to catch up with me
in death. You will die after me. And
she was the first to die after the
prophet
So the prophet says
that
the believing men, the believing man, and the
believing woman will always be tested in their
faith,
in themselves,
in their family,
and in their wealth until they meet Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala
while they have no sin.
Because the more difficulties you get in their
life,
the more sins that would be taken away
from from you. Allah
uses this as a means to forgive you
your sins.
So you shouldn't be complaining
if something bad happens to you
because you never know. It might be something
good.
If something bad happens to people,
they keep praying to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala.
Oh, Allah forgive us. Oh, Allah remove this
hardship.
And Allah says in this verse, people keep
praying,
standing,
sitting down, and on their side and laying
down. They pray to Allah at all times.
But if Allah
removes
the Hajjib,
they turn their back to Allah
They take it easy.
Again, if something bad happens with them, to
go to Allah
and so on and so
Allah
says in the Quran, it may happen that
you hate something and it is good for
you, and you may love something and it
is bad for you. And Allah knows and
you don't know.
If you miss your flight
because you wanna go and visit your parents,
you will be crying all the way back
to your house.
The next thing in the morning, you read
in the paper that this plane
crashed,
and you'll be dancing in the streets.
Sahid,
some things or something bad happens to you,
then later you realize that it is good
for you. So if you don't know the
reality of things, you
Some people
protest and they are mad and they are
displeased with the Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala if
something bad happens to them.
They keep complaining to the people.
Some even commit suicide.
Like this gentleman in Germany, 2 years ago,
because of the economic crisis,
he lost he originally had $11,500,000,000
He's one of the richest people in the
world.
He lost $2,000,000,000
because of the economic crisis. He committed
suicide.
He still had $9,500,000,000
but he was
mad.
He was not happy with what happened to
The worst sin you can commit in this
life if you complain about Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala who is the most forgiving, most merciful
to the people who have no mercy for
no one knows. So he shouldn't be complaining.
Al Amrif al
And they are pleased with Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala with this call.
It is as if or it is equal
to if Allah
took this away from them.
So either way, they are content, they are
happy with Allah
Number 4, and this is the last one,
and
Number 4, and this is the last one,
and insha'Allah, in the next khalil insha'Allah,
we'll continue
with this topic,
is
gratitude.
If something good happens to you, you are
thankful to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. If something
unpleasant
happens to you, you are also thankful to
Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Knowing that
that there is nothing happens to you without
the knowledge of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, and
that there is nothing happens bad or unpleasant
happens to you except that there's something good
in it. Maybe Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala wants
to forgive your sins. Maybe Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala wants to raise your label and gender.
Maybe Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala wants to give
you rewards for your patience.