The ruling on saying: "I met so-and-so by chance"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to say this phrase, "I met so-and-so by chance," if the meeting was without an appointment?
Answer:
If his intention is "by chance" meaning without an appointment, then there is nothing wrong with it. However, if "by chance" means that this is what was decreed, that this is what was decreed in the prior divine decree, then it is not permissible. This is a denial of the divine decree. But most Muslims do not intend this; they do not intend to deny the divine decree. They intend "by chance" to mean that I was not expecting this, or that I was not on an appointment with him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to say this phrase, "I met so-and-so by chance," if the meeting was without an appointment?
Answer:
If his intention is "by chance" meaning without an appointment, then there is nothing wrong with it. However, if "by chance" means that this is what was decreed, that this is what was decreed in the prior divine decree, then it is not permissible. This is a denial of the divine decree. But most Muslims do not intend this; they do not intend to deny the divine decree. They intend "by chance" to mean that I was not expecting this, or that I was not on an appointment with him. Yes.
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المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 03-01-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:15:23)
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