Supplication and Its Effect in Averting the Decree
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The questioner:
My advice is that supplication averts the decree.
The Shaykh:
The decree that is contingent upon it; nothing averts the decree except supplication. That is, the supplication upon which the decree is contingent: Allah has decreed for so-and-so that if he travels, he will be safe, and if he seeks treatment, he will be safe. This is contingent upon its causes; if he performs them, the matter ends.
My advice is that supplication averts the decree.
The Shaykh:
The decree that is contingent upon it; nothing averts the decree except supplication. That is, the supplication upon which the decree is contingent: Allah has decreed for so-and-so that if he travels, he will be safe, and if he seeks treatment, he will be safe. This is contingent upon its causes; if he performs them, the matter ends.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [ ابن باز ]، العقيدة الواسطية - الشريط الثالث — islamhouse.com (1:07:29)
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