Tuesday, 17 December 2013

Prohibition of Rejoicing over another's Trouble

Wathilah bin Al-Asqa' (May Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) said, "Do not express pleasure at the misfortune of a (Muslim) brother lest Allah should bestow mercy upon him and make you suffer from a misfortune."
[At-Tirmidhi]

Commentary

Calamity, hardship or bad luck is sent by Allah. Allah Almighty can either revile a person with his mercy or make him suffer from a misfortune. It’s the nature of a true believer to feel unhappy when he sees a Muslim suffering, and rejoices on the happiness of his other fellows in Faith. However it is contrary to the conduct of a true believer to rejoice over the trouble of another Muslim as this attitude is very much disliked by Allah. But if a Muslim shows pleasure at the misfortune of a brother in distress then there is every possibility that Allah may punish such a person in this world and relieve the one who is in trouble.

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