What is the validity of this statement: "We defend against divine decree and destiny, but when it happens, we submit to it"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the validity of this statement: "We defend against divine decree and destiny, but when it happens, we submit to it"? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes. If you work the causes, that is defending. Meaning, we work the causes that ward off what is disliked from us. And if it happens despite the defense, that is the divine decree and destiny of Allah. Strive for what benefits you and seek help from Allah, and do not be weak. If something befalls you, do not say, "If I had done so and so, it would have been such and such." But say, "It is the decree of Allah, and what He willed, He did." This is correct.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the validity of this statement: "We defend against divine decree and destiny, but when it happens, we submit to it"? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes. If you work the causes, that is defending. Meaning, we work the causes that ward off what is disliked from us. And if it happens despite the defense, that is the divine decree and destiny of Allah. Strive for what benefits you and seek help from Allah, and do not be weak. If something befalls you, do not say, "If I had done so and so, it would have been such and such." But say, "It is the decree of Allah, and what He willed, He did." This is correct.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [57 /84] ما صحة هذه المقولة: " نحن ندافع القضاء والقدر فإذا وقع نسلم له "؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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