What is the ruling on saying the word "coincidence"?
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The questioner : The word "coincidence" is permissible to say. How? The word "coincidence" is permissible to say.
The Shaykh : Yes, some people avoid it, but there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : It depends on the speaker. If he believes in the divine decree, then "coincidence" and "luck" mean the same thing,[Fussilat 41:35]. But if "coincidence" means there is no divine decree, then that is disbelief.
The questioner : We have fulfilled our statement.
The Shaykh : Understood.
The Shaykh : Yes, some people avoid it, but there is nothing wrong with it.
The questioner : There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh : It depends on the speaker. If he believes in the divine decree, then "coincidence" and "luck" mean the same thing,
But none is granted it except those who are patient, and none is granted it except one having a great portion [of good].
وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا الَّذِينَ صَبَرُوا وَمَا يُلَقَّاهَا إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِيمٍThe questioner : We have fulfilled our statement.
The Shaykh : Understood.
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 937 — d3watuna.com (10:33)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.