His statement: "If it were not for Allah, then such and such." Is this obligatory in all matters, even if they are trivial?
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Question:
He says, may Allah preserve you: Is the phrase "If it were not for Allah, then such and such" obligatory in all matters, even if they are trivial, such as if a person says, "If it were not for the fact that I set the alarm clock, I would not have woken up for the Fajr prayer"?
Answer:
In every matter, in every matter. What do you say? "If it were not for Allah and the clock," or "If it were not for Allah, then the clock"? Yes.
He says, may Allah preserve you: Is the phrase "If it were not for Allah, then such and such" obligatory in all matters, even if they are trivial, such as if a person says, "If it were not for the fact that I set the alarm clock, I would not have woken up for the Fajr prayer"?
Answer:
In every matter, in every matter. What do you say? "If it were not for Allah and the clock," or "If it were not for Allah, then the clock"? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [785 -939] قوله: لولا الله ثم كذا، هل هي واجبة في كل الأمور حتى لو كانت يسيرة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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