The Difference Between Divine Decree and Destiny and the Ruling on Being Content with Them
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Question:
The questioner: What is the difference between divine decree and destiny? And what is the exhortation regarding the decrees of Allah? Contentment and patience.
Answer:
The Shaykh: Divine decree and destiny mean the same thing; there is no difference between them. Being content with the decree and destiny of Allah means not being distressed and not complaining. This is obligatory. It is obligatory to be content with the decree and destiny of Allah and not to be distressed. This is obligatory. As for contentment in the sense of taking pleasure in the decree and destiny, taking pleasure in hunger and illness, this is not obligatory, as the Sufis say, that one should take pleasure in these states of hunger and illness. You are not required to do this.
The questioner: What is the difference between divine decree and destiny? And what is the exhortation regarding the decrees of Allah? Contentment and patience.
Answer:
The Shaykh: Divine decree and destiny mean the same thing; there is no difference between them. Being content with the decree and destiny of Allah means not being distressed and not complaining. This is obligatory. It is obligatory to be content with the decree and destiny of Allah and not to be distressed. This is obligatory. As for contentment in the sense of taking pleasure in the decree and destiny, taking pleasure in hunger and illness, this is not obligatory, as the Sufis say, that one should take pleasure in these states of hunger and illness. You are not required to do this.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وهو القوي له القوى جمعا تعالى الله ذو الأكوان والسلطان — islamhouse.com (51:48)
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