The validity of the saying: (Nothing averts the decree except supplication)
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the saying "Nothing averts the decree except supplication" correct?
Answer:
"Nothing averts the decree except supplication." Yes, there are things decreed based on a cause; if the cause exists, the effect exists. So the decree is decreed; if the servant supplicates, Allah lifts this decree and does not let it happen. If he does not supplicate, this decree descends upon the servant. Yes. It is a decree based on a cause. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the saying "Nothing averts the decree except supplication" correct?
Answer:
"Nothing averts the decree except supplication." Yes, there are things decreed based on a cause; if the cause exists, the effect exists. So the decree is decreed; if the servant supplicates, Allah lifts this decree and does not let it happen. If he does not supplicate, this decree descends upon the servant. Yes. It is a decree based on a cause. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 727- صحة قول: (لا يرد القضاء إلا الدعاء) - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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