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Beware of speaking about the plague as if it were the awaited divine retribution

١٠ أبريل ٢٠٢٠
Beware of speaking about the plague as if it were the awaited divine retribution

Dear people, I say this now and I think you will realize its importance later. We must beware of excessive talk about the plague as if it were the awaited divine retribution that will drown the noses of the tyrants. The impression created by this discourse in people's minds is that: Finally! Here is Allah Almighty "intervening" to put an end to the injustice that has reached its peak. You can imagine what will happen if the plague recedes from global systems that knew how to exploit it, tightened their grip, and became more controlling and oppressive over people, and the common people only increased in exhaustion and poverty! A group will ask (Allah is avenging us): Is this how Allah's retribution is? Where is Allah? They were waiting for Allah to crush the oppressors and relieve the oppressed! And then you may see another wave of apostasy from those weary souls who misunderstood their religion, misunderstood the laws, and misunderstood servitude to Allah in the way of: (Allah is fighting them and avenging us, and we are waiting for the results! So fight, we are here sitting, and we will not correct ourselves nor work with long breath, and yet we are optimistic and think well of Allah) If they had thought well, they would have worked well... If Allah does not fulfill their illusions, they will say We are disbelievers in Him! And it is the same mentality that apostatized when Allah did not support us in the Arab revolutions. And we warned from the beginning of this relapse and wave of bad thoughts about Allah. And we, while we say to them: (If you disbelieve, you and all who are on the earth, then Allah is Free of need, Praiseworthy). And we say to them: (So whoever disbelieves, then upon him is his disbelief; and the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase with their Lord except in hatred; and the disbelief of the disbelievers does not increase except in loss (39)). But we also warn ourselves, the elite, and the followers not to inflate people's illusions today by excessive talk about the plague as if it were the awaited divine retribution! Yes, this plague reveals human weakness and shows Allah's power, but it is no more than an opportunity... either Muslims exploit it or their enemies exploit it as we mentioned. Whoever dies from the plague while righteous, mercy is for him and expiation, and whoever dies in disbelief and oppression, there is swift punishment before the greater punishment. But it is not necessary that Allah hastens the punishment of all oppressors in this world, for whoever among these oppressors exploited the opportunity, increased tyranny, and gained power, then the world is a place of trial (And do not think Allah is heedless of what the wrongdoers do; He only delays them for a Day when eyes will stare). The rise of societies and nations has laws that do not deviate... and the establishment of the nation's status has laws... It is an opportunity... and we should not wait for Allah to complete the battle for us and bring us victory and relief on a golden platter! These are laws that do not favor anyone... and Allah did not will that the victory of the Muhammadan nation be with a shout or a tremor or a swarm of birds, but He set for us the past foundation until the Day of Judgment, that it is necessary that the initiative be from the Muslims: (That if Allah willed, He would have punished them, but He tests some of you with others). And we are not more honored to Allah than His Messenger peace be upon him and the companions of His Messenger, and yet He addressed them that if you seek from Allah victory over those who wronged you, it must be (with your hands and He will disgrace them and grant you victory over them and relieve the hearts of a believing people and remove the anger from their hearts). We should rejoice if we present all we can and then ask Allah to bless what we have presented and the preparations we have made... not to be optimistic while we are negligent in what is under our hands and within our reach, even on the level of ourselves, our families, and our children. #VALUE! - But in our hands is much, but we have become accustomed to falling short, postponing, and slackening, and our souls have become accustomed to that, and we hope with that for a loophole in the laws in our favor and that it will be changed for us (And you will not find for the decree of Allah any change). Remember this word, store it in your memory and on your devices, so that when you see the beginnings of yourselves or of people asking why did Allah not support us? Is this how Allah's retribution is? We increase in weakness and subjugation and the oppressors increase in tyranny?! Then say to them: (Say it is from yourselves; indeed, Allah is over all things competent). We ask Allah to help us reform ourselves so that we may be worthy of His victory.