[hieklyintinee]

Salamu Aleykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh,

is there any Way how a Muslim can know, when he is going through a bad time alhamdulillah, if it is a Test or a Punishment from
Allah subhana wa ta'ala?

Barakallahu feekum.

[Vemnagelignc]

Bismillah
The following outlines how one may tell whether a given event is a punishment or a trial:

If the misfortune results from doing an act of obedience to Allaah, such as being wounded in jihaad, or losing money when migrating for the sake of Allaah, or losing a job because of becoming Muslim or increasing one’s commitment to Islam, then this is a trial. Whoever bears it with patience will be rewarded, but if one reacts angrily then one will earn the wrath of Allaah. If the misfortune results from sin, such as sexually-transmitted diseases or illnesses caused by drinking alcohol and taking drugs, and so on, then this is the kind of punishment that comes in this world (as opposed to being deferred until the Hereafter). If the misfortune is connected neither to a good deed nor a sin – such as other kinds of disease and sickness, losing a child, or failing in business – then it depends on the person’s situation. If he is good and devout, it is a trial, and if he is sinful, it is a punishment.

The misfortune may be a punishment to atone for sins, or it may be a trial aimed at raising a person’s status and increasing his hasanaat (good deeds/rewards) – this may be determined by whether a person is obedient or disobedient. A person should not praise himself, rather he should criticize himself for his shortcomings and strive to attain perfection. He will benefit from misfortunes in any case, if he has patience and hopes for reward. And Allaah knows best.

-Taken from some scholar
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Please can you tell me whether everything in this life is according to taqdeer or are we punished for bad deeds and rewarded for good. Or are the bad things that happen merely tests? May Allah reward you.

Allah Ta'ala says, 'Do people think that they will say we have faith and
they will be left alone and not tested.' (29:2)

'And Certainly We shall test you with something of fear, hunger, loss of
wealth, lives and fruits. But give glad tidings to the As-sabirin (the
patient ones)who: when afflicted with calamities say, Truly: To Allah we
belong and truly to Him we shall return.' (Baqarah)

'And whatever misfortunes mefalls you, it is because of what your hands have
earned.' (42:30)

'Problems have appeared on land and sea because of what the hands of man
have earned (bad deeds) that Allah may make them taste a part of that which
they have done, in order that they may return (by repenting to Allah, and
begging his pardon).

In view of the abovementioned verses, it is understood that adverse
conditions that come upon man are a test for some and a punishment for
others. Patience should be exercised by those having firm faith when faced
with a difficulty. For most definitely, it is test which in turn will be a
means of attaining reward and proximity to Allah. In an event where a person
has erred by disobeying Allah, then trials and tribulations are a punishment
in order that he revert to Allah through the medium of Tawbah (repentance).

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
http://www.islam.tc/cgi-bin/askimam/...=2177&act=view
FATWA DEPT.

[Blolover11]

mashallah, good question and very good post by mercyofAllah.