What should we do during earthquakes?

Repent and seek forgiveness

 What should we do during earthquakes?

Allah has commanded His servants to repent.

And repent to Allah, all of you, O believers, that you may prosper. (Al-Noor: 31) And O believers! Repent all of you together before Allah, so that you will be successful.

First, they see that they are tempted once or twice in every year, then they do not repent and do not remember them.

First, they see that they are tempted once or twice in every year, then they do not repent and do not remember them.

(Surat al-Tawbah: 126)

Don't they see that once or twice every year some calamity befalls them, yet these people neither repent nor accept advice?۔

Do good deeds

Solar eclipses, lunar eclipses and earthquakes are the signs of Allah through which Allah warns us of His punishment so that we refrain from misdeeds and sins, so on such occasions, we should perform repentance and forgiveness, prayers and charity. As the Prophet ﷺ said in the hadith of Kasuf:

These verses which Allah sends are not for death or for life, but Allah fears His servants, so if you see anything like that, then go to His dhikr and supplications. His forgiveness.

(Sahih al-Bukhari: 1059)

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: Research These signs that Allah Almighty reveals are not because of someone's death or life, but Allah Almighty reveals them in order to create fear in the hearts of His servants. When you see something like this, immediately remember Allah, make supplications and ask Him to forgive your sins.۔‘‘

Another hadith mentions dua, takbeer, prayer and charity.

Verily, the sun and the moon are verses from the signs of Allah that do not harm anyone's death or his life.

(Sahih al-Bukhari: 1044)

Both the sun and the moon are among the signs of Allah, they are not eclipsed by the death of anyone. When you see an eclipse, pray to Allah, say Takbeer, pray and give charity۔

Hafiz Ibn Hajar, may Allah have mercy on him, writes in his explanation of this hadith:

And he argued that the command to take the initiative to remember, pray, ask for forgiveness and so on does not apply to eclipses, because the general verses of

(Fath al-Bari: 2/546)

That it is known from this that the order to hasten in dhikr, supplication, seeking forgiveness, etc. is not specific to solar and lunar eclipses, because the signs are not specific to solar and lunar eclipses but are common.۔

From this it is known that the order to hasten in dhikr, supplication, seeking forgiveness, etc. is not specific to solar and lunar eclipses, because the signs are not specific to solar and lunar eclipses, but general.

Be kind to the poor and needy

During calamities, miseries, floods and earthquakes, treat the poor and needy with special mercy and compassion. Rasulullah ﷺ said:

Have mercy, have mercy, and forgive, and God will forgive you. (Al-Sillah Al-Saheeh: 482, and Sahih Al-Jami’: 897) Hadhrat Abdullah bin Amr bin As, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "Have mercy, you will be shown mercy, be merciful to people, and Allah will forgive you." Doom for those who hear from one ear and expel from the other, doom for those who persist, who knowingly insist on their sins.”

Hazrat Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said:

The Merciful, the Merciful, the Merciful, the Merciful, the Merciful, the Merciful, the Merciful

(Sahih al-Tirmidhi: 1924)

"The Merciful has mercy on those who show mercy, you people have mercy on the people of the earth and the Heaven will have mercy on you.

Helping the distressed

Our great responsibility is also to help our afflicted brothers, spare no effort for their rehabilitation, that is our religious and moral duty and it has a great reward and reward with Allah Ta'ala. At the same time, it is necessary to arrange prayers for forgiveness for the women and men who died in this regard. Since those people have suffered a sudden and accidental death, according to a saying of the Prophet, they are among the martyrs. It is also their right to pray for forgiveness and elevation for them and we should remember them in our prayers.

Allah's favorite deed

Helping suffering humanity at the time of suffering and distress is an act most loved by Allah. Therefore, the Prophet ﷺ said:

Love of people to Allah, benefit them to people, and love of deeds to Allah, the Most High. (Sahih al-Turghib: 2623) The most beloved of people to Allah is the person who gives the most benefit to people. And the most pleasing deed to Allah is the happiness that a Muslim gives to another Muslim, or removes a problem from him, or pays his debt, or satisfies his hunger.

Therefore, we have to stand with our brothers in Syria and Turkey, because at this time they are facing very painful stages and difficult times.

We have to help them as much as possible by participating in their pain and suffering in this critical and difficult time. You can also give this help in the form of financial support.

Allah never disgraces those who help in times of trouble

Remember that Allah never disgraces those who help in times of trouble. As Umm al-Mu'minin Khadija (RA) said to the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) at the beginning of the revelation:

Give good tidings, and Allah will not shame you forever, for you will be merciful, and truthful in the hadeeth, and bear the burden of all, and recite the prayer, and be appointed as the vicegerents of the truth. (Sahih al-Bukhari: 4953) Good news for you, by Allah! Allah will never disgrace you. You are the one who gives mercy, you always speak the truth, you bear the burden of the weak and weak, those who do not get anything from anywhere are nurtured by you. You show hospitality and help people in times of trouble.

They bear the burden of the poor themselves, those who do not get anything from anywhere, they raise from here. You show hospitality and help people in times of trouble.

In another hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said:

And whoever relieves a Muslim of his afflictions, may God relieve him of his afflictions on the Day of Resurrection.

(Sahih al-Bukhari: 2442)

Whoever removes one of the troubles of a Muslim, Allah Ta'ala will remove one of the great troubles from him on the Day of Resurrection.

Arrangement of prayers

On the occasion of earthquakes, repentance, supplication with forgiveness, should be done. Especially observe the morning and evening prayers, which include prayers for protection. Thus, Hazrat Abdullah bin Umar (RA) says that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said in the morning and evening. They did not leave these prayers.

O Allah, I ask you for well-being in this world and the hereafter, O Allah, I ask you for forgiveness and well-being in my religion, my world, my family, and my finances, O Allah, restore me and protect my family, O Allah, protect me from between my hands, from behind me, from my right hand, from the north, and from above, and I seek refuge in Your majesty from being assassinated from below. Qal Waqi means: Al-Khasf.

(Sahih Abu Dawud: 5074)

"O Allah! I ask you for forgiveness in this world and in the hereafter, O Allah! I ask you for forgiveness and well-being in my religion and world and in my family and property, O Allah! Hide my faults, soften my heart, and protect me from behind, right and left, and from above, and I seek refuge in You from being destroyed from below." To be sunk.

This is a great comprehensive prayer, in which there is also the question of the well-being of this world and the hereafter, and the prayer for the well-being of the family, and also the request for refuge from the evil that comes through the creation. And from being caught by the punishment of Allah. Also pray for safety.

Give charity

What you will present to your brothers at the time of trouble and trouble, you will get great good deeds in your deeds in return. Helping people who are in trouble also saves a person from suffering and trouble. So he said.

The well-known works of piety fight against evil, and secret charity extinguishes the wrath of God.

(Sahih al-Jami: 3796)

Good deeds protect from evil deaths, calamities and deaths, and hidden charity extinguishes the Lord's wrath.

O Allah, make your servants united. He is from the people of Madinah, and heals their diseases, and forgives their deaths. And I seek refuge with you from pestilence and usury, and usury and fornication, and I seek refuge with you from temptation and temptation. Ma zaharminha and wama batan.