The Effect of Supplication in Averting Divine Decree
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Question:
The questioner, Umm 'Abdullah, asks: Does supplication have an effect in averting divine decree?
Answer:
No, supplication is a cause, and there is no contradiction between divine decree and supplication; because supplication is also a divine decree. It is part of Allah's qadar (divine decree). Supplication is from Allah's qadar. If Allah had not decreed that you would supplicate, you would not have supplicated. So it is from the qadar of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner, Umm 'Abdullah, asks: Does supplication have an effect in averting divine decree?
Answer:
No, supplication is a cause, and there is no contradiction between divine decree and supplication; because supplication is also a divine decree. It is part of Allah's qadar (divine decree). Supplication is from Allah's qadar. If Allah had not decreed that you would supplicate, you would not have supplicated. So it is from the qadar of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/001 — archive.org (16:25)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.