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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Faith in the divine decree and the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And it is not for a believing man or a believing woman"

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The questioner:
Sa'id Muhammad asks about faith in the divine decree and whether it is included in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affairوَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْ
[Al-Ahzab 33:36]


The Shaykh:
Faith in divine decree and destiny is one of the six pillars of faith, as we mentioned in the answer prior to this one. It is a pillar of the six pillars of faith. The rest of the question?

The questioner:
Yes, he asks, may Allah bless you, is it included in the saying of Allah the Exalted:
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choiceوَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ
[Al-Ahzab 33:36]
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The Shaykh:
Yes, this decree is the legislative decree. What is the decree of divine will? This is the legislative decree. If the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) rules with a ruling, it is obligatory to comply with it and act upon it, and no one has the choice to do it if they wish or not to do it if they wish. Yes.

The presenter:
Yes,
Source قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (7:26)

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