Summary of Understanding Islam, a solution to: THE TRIALS OF LIFE (2)

     Opposing the Messenger   صلّى اللَّهُ عليه وسلّم

Dr. Saleh al Fawzan حفظه الله

There is no doubt that a person’s remaining upon Islam is in the hands of Allaah. We are not fully in control as to whether or not we remain upon Islam until we die. However, we should bring about the causes that help us stay upon Islam, until we die. Those practical, protective reasons, so if we adopt these reasons, Allaah enlightens us with His bounty and completes His blessings upon us. Thus, He will cause us to die upon Islam because we have brought about those reasons and striven in the path of gaining salvation for indeed Allaah is kind and generous. If He sees that His servant has a concern and a desire to do good deeds and a hatred for the evil things and likewise fears falling into the evil things, then He سُبحانه وتعالى will strengthen, protect, guard and make his religion safe and complete with all that is good.

As for if Allaah سُبحانه وتعالى sees that His servant turns away without desire to do good, not having hatred for the evil things, He leaves him in the path he has chosen as a punishment out of His justice as He سُبحانه وتعالى says:

‘And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows a way other than the way of the believers, We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and land him in Hell – what an evil destination!’³

So the cause came from the servant as he opposed the Messenger and followed a path other than the way of the believers, showing that he initiated the cause and thereafter the punishment from Allaah followed.

We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and land him in Hell – what an evil destination.⁴

³Soorah an-Nisaa: 115

⁴Soorah an-Nisaa: 115