What should the believer say if he faces a calamity?
ماذا يقول المؤمن الصابر إذا أصابته مصيبة؟
A believer has to be patient if he faces a calamity because everything is destined and things happen for a reason, even if we do not know the reason. But whatever Allah Almighty destines, we should accept it and say: “Surely to Allah, we belong and to Him we will all return.”
المؤمن إذا أصابته مصيبة يجب أن يصبر لأن كل شيئ مقدر على الإنسان لهدف و لسبب. و لكن نحن لا نعرف دائما السبب و لكن طالما هو من عند الله تعالى يجب أن نقبله و نقبل أنه خير. و يجب أن يقول الإنسان فور وقوع المصيبة: "إنا لله و إنا إليه راجعون".
The Quranic Command for Patience | الأمر القرآني بالصبر
(We will certainly test you with a touch of fear and famine and loss of property, life, and crops. Give good news to those who patiently endure: who, when faced with a disaster, say, “Surely to Allah we belong and to Him we will all return.”) [Al Baqara 2: 155-156]
(وَلَنَبْلُوَنَّكُم بِشَيْءٍ مِّنَ الْخَوْفِ وَالْجُوعِ وَنَقْصٍ مِّنَ الْأَمْوَالِ وَالْأَنفُسِ وَالثَّمَرَاتِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ ﴿١٥٥﴾ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّـهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ) [البقرة 2: 155-156]
Frequently Asked Questions | الأسئلة الشائعة
How should a believer react when facing a calamity?
A believer has to be patient, accept whatever Allah Almighty destines, and recognize that things happen for a reason even if that reason is unknown.
What specific phrase must a believer say upon facing a disaster?
A believer should immediately say: "Surely to Allah, we belong and to Him we will all return."