The Meaning of the Hadith: “O Allah, I do not ask You to reverse the decree”
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Question:
The hadith, O Shaykh, is in it,
Answer:
Yes, the hadith is clear. The decree is not changed; if Allah has decreed a matter, it must occur. But one asks Allah to be gentle with it and to make it easy for him. Yes.
The hadith, O Shaykh,
O Allah, I do not ask You to reverse the decree, but I ask You for gentleness
اللهم إني لا أسألك رد القضاء، ولكن أسألك اللطفAnswer:
Yes, the hadith is clear. The decree is not changed; if Allah has decreed a matter, it must occur. But one asks Allah to be gentle with it and to make it easy for him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (174) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1440-03-21] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (33:27)
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