Quranic Verse
Al-Mu'minun · 23:96
ٱدْفَعْ بِٱلَّتِى هِىَ أَحْسَنُ ٱلسَّيِّئَةَ ۚ نَحْنُ أَعْلَمُ بِمَا يَصِفُونَ
“Repel, by [means of] what is best, [their] evil. We are most knowing of what they describe.”
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Commentary
The Command to call on Allah when Calamity strikes, to repel Evil with that which is better, and to seek refuge with AllahAllah commands His Prophet Muhammad ﷺ to call on Him with this supplication when calamity strikes:رَّبِّ إِمَّا تُرِيَنِّى مَا يُوعَدُونَ(My Lord! If You would show me that with which they are threatened.) meaning, `if You punish them while I am witnessing that, then do not cau…