Is it possible for a person to be written as wretched and then become happy?

Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: Is it possible for a person to be written as wretched and then become happy? And may Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
This is up to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). This is up to Allah. If a person performs acts of obedience and does good, then Allah writes him among the happy ones.
As for if he abandons acts of obedience intentionally, while he is able to perform them, then Allah facilitates for him the Fire, as mentioned previously in the hadith . So a person does not rely on divine decree and say that deeds are of no benefit as long as it is divine decree. No, he does not rely on divine decree, but he acts while he is able to act. So he is not asked about the divine decree, but rather about himself and his ability.
Those who occupy themselves with divine decree and argue about it, these people have a resemblance to the Mu'tazilah. A person does not argue; he believes in it and holds it as a belief, but he does not argue about it and does not say "why" and "why?" He turns to action and repentance, and he is able to act.
So how does he abandon action and argue about divine decree? Divine decree is a matter for Allah, and action is a matter for you. So occupy yourself with what is your concern and what you are charged with.