What is the ruling on saying, "I saw so-and-so by chance"?
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Question:
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person to say, "I saw so-and-so by chance"?
Answer:
By chance? He means that he did not expect to see him. That is his intention; it is not that he intends "by chance" to mean without divine decree. No, if he intends it to mean without divine decree, that is disbelief. But he means that he did not expect to see him. Yes.
The questioner asks: Is it permissible for a person to say, "I saw so-and-so by chance"?
Answer:
By chance? He means that he did not expect to see him. That is his intention; it is not that he intends "by chance" to mean without divine decree. No, if he intends it to mean without divine decree, that is disbelief. But he means that he did not expect to see him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول رأيت فلانًا صُدفةً؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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