وَ مَاۤ اَصَابَكُمْ مِّنْ مُّصِیْبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ اَیْدِیْكُمْ وَ یَعْفُوْا عَنْ كَثِیْرٍؕ(۳۰)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And whatever calamity befell you; that is because of what your hands have earned, and He pardons much.

(Part 25, Surah Ash-Shura, Ayah 30)

Commenting on this Ayah, the renowned commentator of the Holy Quran, Mufti Sayyid Muhammad Na’eemuddin Muradabadi رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: (i.e.) It implies that the adversities and hardships that believers suffer in this world are mostly due to their own sins. Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ makes these hardships an expiation for their sins.

Dear Islamic brothers! In view of the aforementioned blessed Ayah and its commentary, we should hold ourselves to account whether the reason behind facing various types of problems and lack of sustenance is due to our own sins. Nowadays, sins are prevalent all around in our society, اَلْاَمَانُ وَالْحَفِیْظ (May Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ protect us). Unfortunately, majority of people do not act upon the Islamic teachings. They are heedless in fulfilling the rights of people and those of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Carrying out good deeds has become extremely difficult for Nafs whereas committing sins has become very easy. Excessive struggle for meeting one’s needs and getting worldly facilities has made majority of Muslims absolutely heedless of contemplating [i.e. thinking about] their afterlife.

In our society, people fearlessly commit various sins such as swearing; accusing; having ill-assumption; backbiting; tale-telling; remain in search of finding people’s faults; spreading people’s faults among others; telling lies; making false promises; taking someone’s wealth and possessions unlawfully; hurting someone without any Shar’i reason; not paying back debt; not returning someone’s possession after borrowing it temporarily; calling Muslims with bad names; using someone’s belonging without his permission even when it upsets him; drinking alcohol; gambling; committing theft and