Re: Attack on Gaza By Saudi Royal Appointment
We talked on this aspect of it before in another thread. By refusing to go for Hajj/Umrah, you are depriving yourself because Hajj is an obligation on those who can afford to do so. Sadaqah is a great thing to do, but it does not replace a required component of the faith.
Looking at it from another aspect, and directing what you said to what may eventually come, brings to attention one of the signs of Qayamah which is that Pilgrimage would be abandoned. Who knows it may be that people will be so full of enmity for the Government of Hijaz that they’ll resort to do the only thing that they can which is just not go there. Allah knows best.
It’s sad to see the silence of the KSA on the current situations being faced by most muslim nations on a large scale, but at the same time it also amazes at how the known hadiths are coming to become realities one after another in the same order as prophecized. What should make us raise our hands for duaa, should also in hindsight strengthen our imaan because the more turbulent the situation gets, and we remain patient, the bigger the reward. We’re all victims of our perceptions, and always resort to hastyness and frustation when difficulties come our way, but we also ought to appreciate the fact that Allah has clearly mentioned it numerous times that we will be tested by Poverty, Hardships, Wealth, Children, Power, and Fitnahs of all sorts among other things. When the things that are happening, while we need to feel sad for the sake of victims of crimes, we also need to thank Allah and realize that Allah is the best of planners. How will Islam shine again unless the hypocrites in the apparent form of Muslims are still among the crowds? Perhaps this is all purification of the Ummah for what is to come in terms of the good, and by allowing us all to see where our leaders truly stand when it comes to pressing issues.
Insha Allah there’s always ease after difficulty, and good after the bad just as there’s light after dark. The situation around the world is sad and tragic, but there’s always a good on the other side of the horizon that we cannot see because we lack the knowledge of the unseen.