Supplication, Divine Decree, Maintaining Family Ties, and the Term of Life
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does supplication change the divine decree? And does maintaining family ties delay the term of life?
The Shaykh:
Supplication is part of the divine decree. Supplication is part of the divine decree. Everything is by the decree of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). There is no contradiction between supplication and the divine decree, because supplication is part of the divine decree. So if you supplicate to Allah, that is what He has decreed for you. The decree is repelled by the decree. The decree is repelled by the decree. 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We go from the decree of Allah to the decree of Allah. It is all the decree of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The questioner:
And does maintaining family ties delay the term of life?
The Shaykh:
As in the hadith, but they differed on the meaning of the delay. Is it that his term of life is extended? Is it a lengthening of the duration, or a postponement, or a deferral in the term of life? That is, is it a blessing in his term of life, meaning he is blessed in his term of life? Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does supplication change the divine decree? And does maintaining family ties delay the term of life?
The Shaykh:
Supplication is part of the divine decree. Supplication is part of the divine decree. Everything is by the decree of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). There is no contradiction between supplication and the divine decree, because supplication is part of the divine decree. So if you supplicate to Allah, that is what He has decreed for you. The decree is repelled by the decree. The decree is repelled by the decree. 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We go from the decree of Allah to the decree of Allah. It is all the decree of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
The questioner:
And does maintaining family ties delay the term of life?
The Shaykh:
As in the hadith, but they differed on the meaning of the delay. Is it that his term of life is extended? Is it a lengthening of the duration, or a postponement, or a deferral in the term of life? That is, is it a blessing in his term of life, meaning he is blessed in his term of life? Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 20-01-1435هـ — alfawzan.live (1:10:59)
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