Question
My brother was teaching his wife to drive. I (his sister) was with in the car. I had tried to explain to my brother that it is not permissible for women to drive, but he rejected my advice. Now and then, he would praise his wife's driving by saying 'Maasha Allah'. I mentioned to him that it is not proper to take the Name of Allah when doing a haraam act. But he scoffed and ridiculed me. I just kept quiet. His wife was now feeling very confident behind the wheel. She increased the speed. In an attempt to overtake a truck, she lost control. The car hit into some trees and nearly capsized. Both my brother and his wife were injured. He was injured more than his wife. Both were hospitalized. I cannot thank Allah Ta'ala enough for saving me. I only had some scratches. Please comment.
Answer
They received cash punishment for their evil which they believe is halaal. The sin of the wife driving was aggravated by the husband abusing the Name of Allah Ta'ala. Complimenting his wife with the Name of Allah Ta'ala for her haraam driving antics is just like reciting Tasmiyah when drinking wine or when committing zina. It is in fact kufr. They have to renew their Imaan.
Sometimes Allah Ta'ala punishes immediately for flagrant sins, especially mockery of His Name and Ahkaam. It is tantamount to kufr to say 'Maasha Allah' to compliment someone's haraam act. We hope they have learnt a lesson.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 28 No 10
- PDF page
- 5
Appears under A WOMAN DRIVING & A KUFR COMPLIMENT (approximate).