What is the meaning of 'aqidah, and does supplication avert divine decree?
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Question:
Now, Shaykh, the question is: What is the meaning of 'aqidah, and does supplication avert divine decree?
Answer:
'Aqidah is faith in Allah, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and faith in divine decree and destiny, its good and its evil. These are the foundations of 'aqidah. It is called 'aqidah because the heart binds itself to it and is certain of it. Supplication is part of divine decree and destiny. If you supplicate, it means that Allah the Exalted has decreed that you will supplicate to Him, for nothing exists or happens except what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has decreed. Yes.
Now, Shaykh, the question is: What is the meaning of 'aqidah, and does supplication avert divine decree?
Answer:
'Aqidah is faith in Allah, His books, His messengers, the Last Day, and faith in divine decree and destiny, its good and its evil. These are the foundations of 'aqidah. It is called 'aqidah because the heart binds itself to it and is certain of it. Supplication is part of divine decree and destiny. If you supplicate, it means that Allah the Exalted has decreed that you will supplicate to Him, for nothing exists or happens except what Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has decreed. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى العقيدة، وهل الدعاء يرد القضاء؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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