Describing a person as lucky
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The questioner:
Is the concept of luck mentioned in the Shari'ah, like when we say so-and-so is beloved, and so on, or is this a matter of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance?
The Shaykh:
We do not know if he is lucky or not; this is part of the knowledge of the unseen. That is why the people of Qarun said:[Al-Qasas 28:79] Did Qarun become one of great fortune? We do not know; this is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Perhaps this is a trial and a test, so we do not say he is lucky; we do not know.
The questioner:
May Allah reward you. Correct.
The Shaykh:
Even if he has not a single coin of this world, he is the one who is lucky. As for this world, it does not indicate luck; rather, it may indicate the opposite, namely fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil.
Is the concept of luck mentioned in the Shari'ah, like when we say so-and-so is beloved, and so on, or is this a matter of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance?
The Shaykh:
We do not know if he is lucky or not; this is part of the knowledge of the unseen. That is why the people of Qarun said:
Oh, would that we had like what was given to Qarun. Indeed, he is one of great fortune."
يَا لَيْتَ لَنَا مِثْلَ مَا أُوتِيَ قَارُونُ إِنَّهُ لَذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍThe questioner:
May Allah reward you. Correct.
The Shaykh:
Even if he has not a single coin of this world, he is the one who is lucky. As for this world, it does not indicate luck; rather, it may indicate the opposite, namely fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil.
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [37] — alfawzan.live (49:45)
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