Bismihi Ta`ala

*WHY COVID IS NOT LEAVING US?*

*Covid is the result of our sins.* *Hence, it will not leave us unless we repent sincerely and simultaneously stop the sins*. *And we need majority of the Ummah to do so to trigger a change.**Allah Ta`ala says in the Noble Qur-aan:*
وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ [الشورى : 30]
*‘’_Whatever hardship befalls you is because of what your own  hands(actions) have committed. While He overlooks many of your faults._*’’(42:30) *Allah Ta`ala forgives many of our sins. That is why we were living better in the past. But because the sins have become rampant, then Allah Ta`ala is purifying us with difficulties and Covid. So unless we sweep our sins, Allah Ta`ala is not changing the conditions.*
*Reported in Ibn Majah that Rasouloullah Swalallahou `Alaihi Wasallam said: ‘’_When indecency is rampant and made public, then Allah Ta`ala sends epidemics and sicknesses that was never heard. When dishonesty prevails in businessmen`s weighting and voluming, then Allah Ta`ala sends droughts, poverty and also make an unjust ruler rule over them. When Zakaat not paid properly, then Allah Ta`ala stops the rain. Had it not for the animals, it would not have rained at all…_’’(Ibn Majah; Mustadrak Hakim; Shu`abul Imaan)*
سنن ابن ماجه – (12 / 25)حَدَّثَنَا مَحْمُودُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ الدِّمَشْقِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ عَنْ ابْنِ أَبِي مَالِكٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَطَاءِ بْنِ أَبِي رَبَاحٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَأَقْبَلَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ يَا مَعْشَرَ الْمُهَاجِرِينَ خَمْسٌ إِذَا ابْتُلِيتُمْ بِهِنَّ وَأَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ تُدْرِكُوهُنَّ لَمْ تَظْهَرْ الْفَاحِشَةُ فِي قَوْمٍ قَطُّ حَتَّى يُعْلِنُوا بِهَا إِلَّا فَشَا فِيهِمْ الطَّاعُونُ وَالْأَوْجَاعُ الَّتِي لَمْ تَكُنْ مَضَتْ فِي أَسْلَافِهِمْ الَّذِينَ مَضَوْا وَلَمْ يَنْقُصُوا الْمِكْيَالَ وَالْمِيزَانَ إِلَّا أُخِذُوا بِالسِّنِينَ وَشِدَّةِ الْمَئُونَةِ وَجَوْرِ السُّلْطَانِ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَمْ يَمْنَعُوا زَكَاةَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ إِلَّا مُنِعُوا الْقَطْرَ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ وَلَوْلَا الْبَهَائِمُ لَمْ يُمْطَرُوا وَلَمْ يَنْقُضُوا عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَعَهْدَ رَسُولِهِ إِلَّا سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِهِمْ فَأَخَذُوا بَعْضَ مَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا لَمْ تَحْكُمْ أَئِمَّتُهُمْ بِكِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَيَتَخَيَّرُوا مِمَّا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ إِلَّا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ
*It is the sunnah of Allah Ta`ala that he does not change our conditions unless we change our actions. If we don`t change the indecency prevailing in our midst, then expect covid to stay. Because when we upload action of indecency, Allah Ta`ala download epidemics. This is a world of cause and effect.*
*So unless we repent, wear decent clothes, fulfil our religious obligations, then Insha Allah Ta`ala, the virus will stop mutating and will disappear just like that, by grace of Allah Ta`ala.*
*Rasouloullah Swalallahou `Alaihi Wasallam mentioning _the disgrace and dishonour downloaded upon us due to interest dealings, a submerged dunya life style and neglecting striving in the path of Allah, then he said: ‘’Do not expect that disgrace to leave us until you people return to your deeni lifestyle_.’’(Abu Dawood)* سنن أبى داود

– (9 / 325)حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ دَاوُدَ الْمَهْرِيُّ أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ أَخْبَرَنِي حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ ح و حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ التِّنِّيسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ يَحْيَى الْبُرُلُّسِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا حَيْوَةُ بْنُ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ إِسْحَقَ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ سُلَيْمَانُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ الْخُرَاسَانِيِّ أَنَّ عَطَاءً الْخُرَاسَانِيَّ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ نَافِعًا حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ إِذَا تَبَايَعْتُمْ بِالْعِينَةِ وَأَخَذْتُمْ أَذْنَابَ الْبَقَرِ وَرَضِيتُمْ بِالزَّرْعِ وَتَرَكْتُمْ الْجِهَادَ سَلَّطَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ ذُلًّا لَا يَنْزِعُهُ حَتَّى تَرْجِعُوا إِلَى دِينِكُمْ *

The choice is ours. Whatever we upload daily as bad actions down here, then expect the consequent Divine download of pandemic, droughts, poverty and unjust, abusive and corrupted governments.*

Mufti Mackoojee