The ruling on supplicating for the best outcome regarding the survival of a newborn
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Question:
This questioner says that a woman is pregnant, and the doctor informed her that the child will be born with a disability. Her question is: “Shaykh Salih, is it permissible for me to supplicate to Allah for the best outcome? That is, to say: If there is good for me and for him in his life, I ask Allah for his life; and if the opposite is the case, I ask Allah to decree for me what He loves and is pleased with. Is this considered objecting to divine decree and destiny, or not? Please inform us, Honorable Shaykh, how should I supplicate?”
Answer:
Yes, supplication is an act of worship and is required in this case and in others. If she says, “O Allah, if there is good for me and for him, both in this world and the hereafter, in the survival of this newborn, then decree life for him. If there is harm in his survival for him and for others, then You choose for him what You will,” this is entrusting the matter to Allah the Exalted. This falls under the category of entrusting the matter to Allah the Exalted. This is a good thing, and it is a prescribed supplication.
This questioner says that a woman is pregnant, and the doctor informed her that the child will be born with a disability. Her question is: “Shaykh Salih, is it permissible for me to supplicate to Allah for the best outcome? That is, to say: If there is good for me and for him in his life, I ask Allah for his life; and if the opposite is the case, I ask Allah to decree for me what He loves and is pleased with. Is this considered objecting to divine decree and destiny, or not? Please inform us, Honorable Shaykh, how should I supplicate?”
Answer:
Yes, supplication is an act of worship and is required in this case and in others. If she says, “O Allah, if there is good for me and for him, both in this world and the hereafter, in the survival of this newborn, then decree life for him. If there is harm in his survival for him and for others, then You choose for him what You will,” this is entrusting the matter to Allah the Exalted. This falls under the category of entrusting the matter to Allah the Exalted. This is a good thing, and it is a prescribed supplication.
Source
دعاء المرأة إذا علمت أن جنينها يولد متخلفا — alfawzan.live
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