The ruling on saying: "His fates betrayed him" or "Luck did not help him"
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Umm Muhammad says: There are phrases, Honorable Shaykh, for which we ask you to clarify the legal ruling in your view. These phrases are frequently on people's tongues, such as "His fates betrayed him."
Answer:
This is not permissible. One must not attribute betrayal to fates, or say "fates did such and such to him." Fates do not betray and do not do anything. The Doer is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Fates do not act; rather, the Doer, the Creator, and the Manager is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for "Luck did not help him," that is also not permissible. One must not attribute the lack of help to luck, but rather say "Allah did not help him."
The world does not have security, and it is not permissible to blame the world by describing it as treacherous or insecure. It is the person who has no security. As for time and the hour, time has no role in security or insecurity. Time is for work, whether it is good work or bad work. In the hadith: And in a narration: "Do not curse time, for Allah is time." Therefore, it is not permissible to blame time, the day, the hour, or the month. Rather, the person should return to himself and hold himself accountable [Ash-Shuraa 42:30], holding himself accountable for what happened to him that he dislikes, and that it is due to his sins and his soul that commands evil. He should believe that what has befallen him is by the decree and destiny of Allah, [An-Nisa 4:79], so he is the cause of it, and the One who decreed it for him is Allah (Mighty and Majestic), who decreed it upon him because of his sins. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Umm Muhammad says: There are phrases, Honorable Shaykh, for which we ask you to clarify the legal ruling in your view. These phrases are frequently on people's tongues, such as "His fates betrayed him."
Answer:
This is not permissible. One must not attribute betrayal to fates, or say "fates did such and such to him." Fates do not betray and do not do anything. The Doer is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Fates do not act; rather, the Doer, the Creator, and the Manager is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). As for "Luck did not help him," that is also not permissible. One must not attribute the lack of help to luck, but rather say "Allah did not help him."
The world does not have security, and it is not permissible to blame the world by describing it as treacherous or insecure. It is the person who has no security. As for time and the hour, time has no role in security or insecurity. Time is for work, whether it is good work or bad work. In the hadith:
The Qudsi hadith: "My son Adam hurts me by cursing time, and I am time. It is by My hands that I turn the night and the day."
القدسي يؤذيني ابن آدم يسب الدهر وأنا الدهر ليدي الليل أقلب الليل والنهار،And whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned
وَمَا أَصَابَكُم مِّن مُّصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْWhat comes to you of good is from Allah, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself
مَّا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 6274- حكم قول: خانته الأقدار، لم يساعده الحظ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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