Is it permissible to say, "I have done what was up to me, and the rest is up to Allah"?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say when they do a deed, "I have done what was up to me, and the rest is up to Allah." Is there a doctrinal concern with this?
Answer:
No. The one who is able to do it has done it, and that is the cause. As for the result following, that is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So you must exert the cause, and success is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Some people say when they do a deed, "I have done what was up to me, and the rest is up to Allah." Is there a doctrinal concern with this?
Answer:
No. The one who is able to do it has done it, and that is the cause. As for the result following, that is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So you must exert the cause, and success is from Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [560 /1350] هل يجوز قول "الذي علي قد عملته، والباقي على الله"؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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