How to reconcile Allah’s saying: “And He will delay you until a specified term” with His saying: “Indeed, the term of Allah, when it comes, is not delayed”
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted on the tongue of Noah (peace be upon him)[Nuh 71:4] How do you reconcile the report that the term is delayed with the subsequent report that the term of Allah, when it comes, is not delayed?
Answer:
It is not delayed if there is no cause for its delay; if there is a cause, Allah the Exalted delays it. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted on the tongue of Noah (peace be upon him)
Allah will forgive you of your sins and delay you for a specified term. Indeed, the time [set by] Allah, when it comes, will not be delayed
يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُؤَخِّرْكُمْ إِلَىٰ أَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى إِنَّ أَجَلَ اللَّهِ إِذَا جَاءَ لَا يُؤَخَّرُAnswer:
It is not delayed if there is no cause for its delay; if there is a cause, Allah the Exalted delays it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 510- كيف يُجمع بين قوله تعالى:(ويؤخركم إلى أجل مسمى) وقوله: (إن أجل الله إذا جاء لا يؤخر) — youtube.com
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