The Ruling on the Phrase "Circumstances Willed It and Fate Willed It"
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, the phrase "by the will of circumstances" or "by the will of fate" that such and such happened.
The Shaykh:
This is a bad phrase and is not permissible. One should say "by the will of Allah" and not "by the will of fate." One should say "by the will of Allah" or something similar. The will is attributed to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If you forget and remember during the wudu', you should say the adhkar and complete your wudu'. If you do not realize it until after you have finished the wudu', your wudu' is valid, and praise be to Allah.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, the phrase "by the will of circumstances" or "by the will of fate" that such and such happened.
The Shaykh:
This is a bad phrase and is not permissible. One should say "by the will of Allah" and not "by the will of fate." One should say "by the will of Allah" or something similar. The will is attributed to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). If you forget and remember during the wudu', you should say the adhkar and complete your wudu'. If you do not realize it until after you have finished the wudu', your wudu' is valid, and praise be to Allah.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/135 — archive.org (11:36)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.