The ruling on saying: May Allah not permit it
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for a person to say, "May Allah not permit it"?
Answer:
This is a supplication, meaning a supplication that Allah does not enable this thing to happen, or that it does not happen. It is a supplication, a type of supplication, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for a person to say, "May Allah not permit it"?
Answer:
This is a supplication, meaning a supplication that Allah does not enable this thing to happen, or that it does not happen. It is a supplication, a type of supplication, yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، الباب الثالث في انقسام أدوية أمراض القلب إلى قسمين : طبيعية وشرعية — islamhouse.com (1:15:05)
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