When is it permissible to cite the divine decree?
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Question:
The questioner also asks: What are the guidelines for citing the divine decree? I hope you will clarify this.
Answer:
Citing the divine decree regarding calamities: when a person is struck by a calamity, he says, "This is the decree and destiny of Allah," and he does not grieve. He does not grieve, but rather says, "This is the decree and destiny of Allah."[Al-Baqarah 2:155-156] They are patient regarding the calamity and do not grieve, and they attribute this to the decree and destiny of Allah. As for citing the divine decree regarding sins and violations, this is not permissible. This is a Satanic argument. Allah has commanded you to abandon sins and repent from them, so you have no excuse if you commit them by your own choice and consent. You are the one who committed the act, you are the one who did the sins, and you are the one who chose them and fell into them. By your own choice and your own desire, so you must repent and not cite the divine decree.
The questioner also asks: What are the guidelines for citing the divine decree? I hope you will clarify this.
Answer:
Citing the divine decree regarding calamities: when a person is struck by a calamity, he says, "This is the decree and destiny of Allah," and he does not grieve. He does not grieve, but rather says, "This is the decree and destiny of Allah."
but give good tidings to the patient, (156) Who, when disaster strikes them, say, "Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we will return."
وَبَشِّرِ الصَّابِرِينَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْهُم مُّصِيبَةٌ قَالُوا إِنَّا لِلَّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [29] متى يجوز الاحتجاج بالقدر؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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