What is the meaning of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “So the decree overtakes him”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I hope you will clarify the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 3208.
Answer:
The book means the divine decree; it becomes decreed for him in the past, written for him that he will act with the deeds of the people of the Fire and enter the Fire at the end of his life, or the opposite: it is decreed for him, written for him that he will act with the deeds of the people of Paradise and enter Paradise, because the book never fails. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: I hope you will clarify the meaning of the saying of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)
and then what has been written for him decides his behavior and he starts doing
فيسبق عليه الكتاب فيعمل بعملAnswer:
The book means the divine decree; it becomes decreed for him in the past, written for him that he will act with the deeds of the people of the Fire and enter the Fire at the end of his life, or the opposite: it is decreed for him, written for him that he will act with the deeds of the people of Paradise and enter Paradise, because the book never fails. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [290 -560] ما معنى قوله ﷺ: (فيسبق عليه الكتاب)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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