Combining Seeking Refuge from the Evil of Divine Decree with Supplicating for Gentleness in It
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Question:
The Shaykh said: May Allah inform you how it is possible to combine the hadith in which there is the evil of this guest, with the statement: “O Allah, I do not ask You for anything other than the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it”?
Answer:
This is not a hadith. “I do not ask You to avert the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it.” I do not know that this is a hadith that can be combined with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the evil of what You have decreed. Yes.
The Shaykh said: May Allah inform you how it is possible to combine the hadith in which there is the evil of this guest, with the statement: “O Allah, I do not ask You for anything other than the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it”?
Answer:
This is not a hadith. “I do not ask You to avert the decree, but I ask You for gentleness in it.” I do not know that this is a hadith that can be combined with the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the evil of what You have decreed. Yes.
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وقال تعالى : { ما أصاب من مصيبة في الأرض ولا في أنفسكم إلا في كتاب من قبل أن نبرأها } — islamhouse.com (51:31)
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