Is the divine decree repelled by supplication?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Does supplication repel the divine decree? And what is the meaning of the hadith that was reported:Al-Mustadrak lil-Hakim 18:10?
Answer:
Yes, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commanded supplication, even though He decreed all things. He commanded supplication. So there is a decree from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) that has no counter, and there is a decree that has a counter, which is supplication; it has a counter. So Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) repels the decree with supplication. For this reason, when 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was on his way to Sham, he was informed of the outbreak of the plague, the plague of 'Amwas, so he turned away from the path and did not go to Sham. They said: O Commander of the Faithful, are you fleeing from the decree of Allah? He said: Yes, we flee from the decree of Allah to the decree of Allah.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, this questioner says: Does supplication repel the divine decree? And what is the meaning of the hadith that was reported:
Indeed, the affliction descends, and supplication meets it, and they grapple with each other until the Day of Resurrection.
إن البلاء لينزل فيتلقاه الدعاء فيعتلجان إلى يوم القيامةAnswer:
Yes, Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) commanded supplication, even though He decreed all things. He commanded supplication. So there is a decree from Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) that has no counter, and there is a decree that has a counter, which is supplication; it has a counter. So Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) repels the decree with supplication. For this reason, when 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) was on his way to Sham, he was informed of the outbreak of the plague, the plague of 'Amwas, so he turned away from the path and did not go to Sham. They said: O Commander of the Faithful, are you fleeing from the decree of Allah? He said: Yes, we flee from the decree of Allah to the decree of Allah.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1626- هل يُدفع القدر بالدعاء؟ ومعنى حديث: «فيتلقاه الدعاء فيعتلجان» - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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