The Meaning of Seeking Refuge from the Decline of Old Age
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, in the hadith of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding all the matters for which one seeks help, a person is able to get rid of them after Allah's decree. But can a person ward off four days from himself? And how is that?
Answer:
He calls upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic); he is not able to ward it off from himself, but he asks Allah not to return him to the decline of old age. Yes, and Allah is capable of all things, because there is no benefit for him in reaching the decline of old age; rather, it is a burden upon him, and he gains no benefit from it.
Honorable Shaykh, in the hadith of Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas (may Allah be pleased with him), regarding all the matters for which one seeks help, a person is able to get rid of them after Allah's decree. But can a person ward off four days from himself? And how is that?
Answer:
He calls upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic); he is not able to ward it off from himself, but he asks Allah not to return him to the decline of old age. Yes, and Allah is capable of all things, because there is no benefit for him in reaching the decline of old age; rather, it is a burden upon him, and he gains no benefit from it.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب صفة الصلاة - 6 — islamhouse.com (1:07:10)
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