The Meaning of the Hadith: Nothing Averts the Decree Except Supplication
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Question:
I seek Allah's forgiveness. What is meant by the hadith: "Nothing averts fate except du'a' (supplication)"?
Answer:
Yes, this is like maintaining family ties; it is a cause for du'a', a cause for averting the divine decree, and one of the causes. Allah has decreed that a person will not obtain such and such if he does not make du'a', and that he will obtain it if he does make du'a'. So it is among the causes. Yes, there are things decreed through causes: if the causes occur, the decreed things occur; and if the causes do not occur, the decreed things do not occur. Yes.
I seek Allah's forgiveness. What is meant by the hadith: "Nothing averts fate except du'a' (supplication)"?
Answer:
Yes, this is like maintaining family ties; it is a cause for du'a', a cause for averting the divine decree, and one of the causes. Allah has decreed that a person will not obtain such and such if he does not make du'a', and that he will obtain it if he does make du'a'. So it is among the causes. Yes, there are things decreed through causes: if the causes occur, the decreed things occur; and if the causes do not occur, the decreed things do not occur. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 05 من 15 / شرح أصول الإيمان / الإيمان بالقدر / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة/ كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:33)
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