What is the ruling on saying, “If Allah had decreed such and such for me, this matter would have been so”?
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Question:
He asks: Is this phrase valid, namely, “If Allah had decreed such and such for me, this matter would have been so”?
Answer:
Yes. If you desire something and it does not happen, and you say, “If Allah had written it for me, it would have happened,” this is from the perspective of faith in divine decree and destiny, in order to reassure yourself. You asked for it, but it did not happen, so you say, “By Allah, if Allah had written it, it would have happened,” in order to reassure yourself. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
He asks: Is this phrase valid, namely, “If Allah had decreed such and such for me, this matter would have been so”?
Answer:
Yes. If you desire something and it does not happen, and you say, “If Allah had written it for me, it would have happened,” this is from the perspective of faith in divine decree and destiny, in order to reassure yourself. You asked for it, but it did not happen, so you say, “By Allah, if Allah had written it, it would have happened,” in order to reassure yourself. There is nothing wrong with that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم قول لو كتب الله علي كذا لكان هذا الأمر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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