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AL-KAFI #1705 : BOLEHKAH MENYIFATKAN COVID - 19 SEBAGAI SATU AZAB DARIPADA ALLAH S.W.T ?
Is it permissible to describe Covid-19 as a punishment (azab) from Allah?
Short answer
There is no objection to calling Covid-19 an azab, since the term refers to anything painful or burdensome, as hadith also describes travel and plague as azab.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Al-Kafi li al-Fatawi
- Topic
- Creed (Aqidah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
There is no objection to calling Covid-19 an azab, since the term refers to anything painful or burdensome, as hadith also describes travel and plague as azab. However, it cannot be claimed that those infected are being punished for their sins, because that is unseen knowledge beyond human reach. For believers, such hardship is a mercy that raises their rank with Allah.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Sebagai kesimpulan, kami menyatakan bahawa tidak terdapat sebarang masalah untuk mengatakan bahawa Covid- 19 ini sebagai suatu azab.
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How to cite
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “AL-KAFI #1705 : BOLEHKAH MENYIFATKAN COVID - 19 SEBAGAI SATU AZAB DARIPADA ALLAH S.W.T ?”, 20 April 2020. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/al-kafi-li-al-fatawi/4454-al-kafi-1705-bolehkah-menyifatkan-covid-19-sebagai-satu-azab-daripada-allah-s-w-t. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/can-covid-19-be-called-azab-from-allah/