(2) Whoever harms (others without right), Allah will harm him
In The Name of Allah, The Most Merciful, The Bestower of Mercy.
Allah, The Most High, said:
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُوا مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِقَوْمٍ سُوءًا فَلَا مَرَدَّ لَهُ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِنْ دُونِهِ مِنْ وَالٍ
Verily! Allah will not change the good condition of a people as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves. (13:11)
“Indeed, Allah does not change the condition of a people” with regards to well-being, blessing being removed and destroying them, “as long as they do not change their state of goodness themselves” through some of them oppressing others, and some transgressing against others, thus, His punishment and change of their circumstances befalls them”. (1)
Imam Ibn Al-Qayyim, may Allah have mercy upon them, said:
Indeed, Allah, The Most High, has made the deeds of the righteous and the wicked to beget their consequences in this world. He has made the withholding of kindness, Zakat and Sadaqah a cause for the withholding of rain from the sky, and for drought and barrenness.
And He has made the oppression of the weak, cheating in measures and weights, and the transgression of the strong against the weak a cause for the tyranny of kings and rulers who neither show mercy when asked to show mercy show nor compassion when asked to show compassion.
In reality, they are the deeds of the subjects manifested in the images of their rulers! For indeed, Allah, Glorified be He, free from all imperfections, by His wisdom and justice, manifests to the people their deeds in the appearances and images that correspond to them; sometimes through drought and barrenness, sometimes through an enemy, sometimes through tyrannical rulers, sometimes through widespread diseases, sometimes through distress, pains, and sorrows that stays in their hearts and not leaving them, sometimes through being deprived of the blessings of the heavens and the earth, and sometimes through being overpowered by the devils who incite them toward the causes of punishment, thus the decree becomes fulfilled and each person ends up to that which he was created to be.
The sensible person allows his insight to travel through the regions of the world, witnessing (or observing), and seeing the manifestations of Allah’s justice and wisdom, thus, it becomes clear to him that the Messengers and their followers in particular are upon the path of salvation, while the rest of creation are upon the path of destruction, heading toward the abode of ruin. Allah is the One who brings His command to completion, none can reverse His judgment, nor repel His decree. And with Allah (alone) is the facilitation of success. (2)
The Imam, may Allah have mercy upon him, also said:
Whoever ponders upon the state of affairs of the world will find that every affair of rectification is due to Tawheed, singling out Allah in worship and obedience to His Messenger (Muhammad). And every evil in the world, trial, affliction, scarcity (in livelihood), being overpowered by an enemy and other than that is due to (our) opposition to the Messenger and the call to other than (the way of) Allaah and His Messenger. Whoever truly ponders upon this and examines the state of affairs of the world- since its beginning and until the time Allaah will take it away and those upon it- he will realise this affair regarding himself and others, in general and specific (circumstances). And there is no Might or Power except with Allaah –The Most High, The Most Great. (3) (End of quotes)
والله المستعان
We ask Allah:
اللَّهُمَّ بِعِلْمِكَ الْغَيْبَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى الْخَلْقِ أَحْيِنِي مَا عَلِمْتَ الْحَيَاةَ خَيْراً لِي وَتَوَفَّنِي إِذَا عَلِمْتَ الْوَفَاةَ خَيْراً لِي، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ خَشْيَتَكَ فِي الْغَيْبِ وَالشَّهَادَةِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ كَلِمَةَ الْحَقِّ فِي الرِّضَا وَالْغَضَبِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الْقَصْدَ فِي الْغِنَى وَالْفَقْرِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ نَعِيماً لَا يَنْفَذُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ قُرَّةَ عَيْنٍ لَا تَنْقَطِعُ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ الرِّضِا بَعْدَ الْقَضَاءِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ بَرْدَ الْعَيْشِ بَعْدَ الْمَوْتِ، وَأَسْأَلُكَ لَذَّةَ النَّظَرِ إِلَى وَجْهِكَ وَالشَّوْقَ إِلَى لِقَائِكَ فِي غَيْرِ ضَرَّاءَ مُضِرَّةٍ وَلَا فِتْنَةٍ مُضِلَّةٍ، اللَّهُمَّ زَيِّنَّا بِزِينَةِ الْإِيمَانِ
وَاجْعَلْنَا هُدَاةً مُهْتَدِينَ
O Allah! By Your Knowledge of the unseen and by Your Power over creation, let me live if life is good for me, and let me die if death is good for me; O Allah! I ask You to grant me (the blessing of having) fear of You in private and public, and I ask You (to make me utter) a statement of truth in times of contentment and anger, and I ask You for moderation when in a state of wealth and poverty, and I ask you for blessings that never ceases, and I ask You for the coolness of my eye that never ends, and I ask You (to make me pleased) after (Your) decree; and I ask You for a life of (ease, comfort, tranquillity, etc) after death; I ask You for the delight of looking at Your Face (i.e. in the Hereafter) and yearning to meet You without any harm and misleading trials (coming upon me). O Allah! Adorn us with the adornment of Iman, and make us (from those who are) guided and guiding (others). (4)
(1) Tafseer at-Ṭabari 13/471
(2) Zad al-Ma’ad 4/333–334
(3) Badaa’i Al-Fawaa’id 3/525-526
(4)https://salafidawahmanchester.com/2021/01/01/o-allaah-let-me-live-if-life-is-good-for-me-and-let-me-die-if-death-is-good-for-me/