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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the statement of Allah the Exalted: “Allah has decreed that I and My messengers will surely prevail” a decree of creation or a decree of legislation?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: In the words of Allah the Exalted,
Allah has written, "I will surely overcome, I and My messengers."كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَأَغْلِبَنَّ أَنَا وَرُسُلِي
[Al-Mujadila 58:21]
, is this in Allah's legislative decree, or in His cosmic decree?

Answer:
It is a decree of creation and destiny. “Allah has decreed” means in the Preserved Tablet; Allah has written in the Preserved Tablet and decreed that He and His messengers will prevail, and that the final outcome belongs to the righteous, always and forever. Even if something happens at the beginning or in some circumstances that seems contrary to this, the final outcome belongs to the righteous; they are the prevailing ones, always and forever.
Even if they suffer some setback at times due to something from themselves, this is not because they are lowly in the sight of Allah the Mighty and Majestic, but rather for their benefit, so that they may remember, repent, and correct their mistakes, and so that Allah may remove it from them, and so that Allah may remove it from them, and so that Allah may make the believers firm and destroy the disbelievers. So what befalls the believer is good for him if he is patient. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1393- 4717] هل قوله تعالى:﴿كتب الله لأغلبن أنا ورسلي﴾ قضاء كوني أم شرعي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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