Is it valid to cite the divine decree as an excuse for abandoning commands and committing prohibitions?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people say that a person does everything, but it has been written for him, and it is preserved in the Preserved Tablet, so everyone is facilitated for what he was created for. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. If his intention is that the person is excused, it is not correct. It is decreed, but Allah commanded us with commands and prohibited us from things, so we must obey the commands and avoid the prohibitions. We do not say we rely on the divine decree. We say this is written in the Preserved Tablet. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Some people say that a person does everything, but it has been written for him, and it is preserved in the Preserved Tablet, so everyone is facilitated for what he was created for. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
No, it is not correct. If his intention is that the person is excused, it is not correct. It is decreed, but Allah commanded us with commands and prohibited us from things, so we must obey the commands and avoid the prohibitions. We do not say we rely on the divine decree. We say this is written in the Preserved Tablet. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 328- هل يصحّ الاحتجاج بالقدر على ترك الأوامر وفعل النواهي؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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