How Can I Distinguish Between a Test from Allah and a Punishment? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

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How can I distinguish between a test from Allah and a punishment?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat explains how to differentiate between a test from Allah and a punishment, focusing on signs and attitudes toward hardships.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.