What is the validity of the statement: “Allah may decree a thing without a cause so that people do not rely on causes…”?
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Question:
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this statement correct? That Allah the Exalted may decree a thing without a cause so that people do not rely on causes, such as the karamah (miracle granted to a righteous person) of Maryam, where her provision came to her without any work, yet she worshipped Allah and also withdrew from society and took a veil to cover herself.
Answer:
She took the means, and the result of that was that Allah granted her this karamah. She did not obtain it except through a cause. There is nothing without a cause; there is nothing without a cause.
The questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this statement correct? That Allah the Exalted may decree a thing without a cause so that people do not rely on causes, such as the karamah (miracle granted to a righteous person) of Maryam, where her provision came to her without any work, yet she worshipped Allah and also withdrew from society and took a veil to cover herself.
Answer:
She took the means, and the result of that was that Allah granted her this karamah. She did not obtain it except through a cause. There is nothing without a cause; there is nothing without a cause.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [166 /641] ما صحة قول (إن الله قد يقدر الشيء بلا سبب لكي لا يعتمد الناس على الأسباب..)؟صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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