What is the difference between "شفاء صدور قوم مؤمنين" and the forbidden gloating (shamatah)?
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Rejoicing at the affliction that befalls aggressive disbelievers and corrupt oppressors is not among the blameworthy gloating. The blameworthy gloating is that which is directed at a Muslim who is not an aggressor. Evidence for the permissibility of this is the Almighty's saying: "Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and grant you victory over them and heal the breasts of a believing people" (At-:14). Here, Allah heals the breasts of the believers from the harm inflicted upon them by the disbelievers.
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