01-03-2005, 08:59 PM
Quote: Narrated Ahmed that Omar Ibn Al Khattab said that he heard the Messenger salla Allah a`alyhee wa sallam said: Not one night except that the sea gets prepared three times asking Allah's Permission to flood over people but Allah may He be Glorified prevents it" (reported by Ahmed)
Wassalaam,
Bukhari - Volume 2, Book 17, Number 146:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
The Prophet said, "The Hour (Last Day) will not be established until (religious) knowledge will be taken away (by the death of religious learned men), earthquakes will be very frequent, time will pass quickly, afflictions will appear, murders will increase and money will overflow amongst you." (See Hadith No. 85 Vol 1).
Abu Hurayrah (Radhiyallaho anho) reported that the Prophet Mohammad (Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam) said, "The shaheed are of five kinds:
(1) Those who die of plague,
(2) Those who die from stomach ailment,
(3) <b>Those who die from drowning</b>,
(4) Those who die under crumbling buildings etc.,
(5) and, the Shaheed in the way of Allah (on the field of jihad).
(Bukhari & Muslim)
The non-muslims ask the question, if Allah is kind then why does he send Earthquakes, floods and natural disasters etc.
The answer to this is that as muslims Allah SWT has given us the answers that what we may think/view is bad is actually good for us and what we view as good is actually bad, only Allah knows best and has full knowledge of all things/events.
It is Allah's knowledge which we cannot delve into as to why Allah SWT sent the Tsunami, but all we can say based upon the above hadith is that may Allah SWT bless and shower the muslims who have died from the Earthquake with his mercy.