Describing a person as lucky
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The questioner:
Is there any mention in the Shari'ah of the word "haz" (fortune), as in our saying "so-and-so is favored" and the like, or is this a guest in the domain of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
The Shaykh:
We do not know who is favored and who is not. This is part of the knowledge of the unseen. Therefore, the people of Qarun said:[Al-Qasas 28:79] How did Qarun come to have such great fortune? We do not know. This is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Perhaps this is a trial and a test. Do we say that this is forbidden? Absolutely not.
The questioner:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Even if he has nothing of this world and no gain, that is the one who is favored. As for this world, it may indicate fortune, but it may also indicate the opposite: fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil.
Is there any mention in the Shari'ah of the word "haz" (fortune), as in our saying "so-and-so is favored" and the like, or is this a guest in the domain of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)?
The Shaykh:
We do not know who is favored and who is not. This is part of the knowledge of the unseen. Therefore, the people of Qarun said:
Oh, would that we had like what was given to Qarun. Indeed, he is one of great fortune."
يَا لَيْتَ لَنَا مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ قَارُونُ إِنَّهُ لَذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍThe questioner:
If Allah wills.
The Shaykh:
Even if he has nothing of this world and no gain, that is the one who is favored. As for this world, it may indicate fortune, but it may also indicate the opposite: fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 37 من 64 / شرح القصيدة النونية / فالله عندهم هو الخلاق / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (43:11)
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