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What is the evidence from the Qur’an and the Sunnah that ingratitude for blessings necessitates their removal?

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Among the proofs that gratitude increases blessings is the saying of Allah the Almighty: "And [remember] when your Lord proclaimed, 'If you are grateful, I will surely increase you [in favor]; but if you deny, indeed, My punishment is severe.'" (Ibrahim: 7). Ibn Kathir interpreted the verse to mean that gratitude for blessings increases them, while denying them leads to their removal and punishment.

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