Is The Corona Virus A Punishment From Allāh To China For Their Oppression of The Uyghur Muslims by Shaykh Dr. ʿAbdullah ibn Ṣulfīq aẓ-Ẓafīrī

Pivotal Quote

“We cannot say with certainty that Allāh (عز وجل) has sent this disease as a punishment for what was mentioned. What we do know with certainty is that it is the Sunnah of Allāh in His creation and with His servants not to abandon His believing servants, not to abandon the Muwaḥḥidīn (true monotheists), that He grants them victory and He gets revenge for those who oppress the Muslims—this is a general principle. Whether or not it applies to this case right now in China is something we do not say with certainty; we know the principle though.”

Question:

Is it correct to say that the Corona virus that is currently afflicting China is a punishment from Allāh to the Chinese people because of them oppressing the Uyghur Muslims?

Answer:

We cannot say with certainty that Allāh (عز وجل) has sent this disease as a punishment for what was mentioned. What we do know with certainty is that it is the Sunnah of Allāh in His creation and with His servants not to abandon His believing servants, not to abandon the Muwaḥḥidīn (true monotheists), that He grants them victory and He gets revenge for those who oppress the Muslims—this is a general principle. Whether or not it applies to this case right now in China is something we do not say with certainty; we know the principle though.

We know that Allāh (سبحانه و تعالى) does not forsake the people who establish the ṣalāh. We know that He gives victory to the people of taqwá and we know that He (سبحانه و تعالى) answers the duʿā of the believers. The types of punishment that Allāh sends upon the ẓālimīn (oppressors) are of different types. However, we do not say with certainty that this disease is one of those punishments. And Allāh knows best.

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