The Meaning of the Hadith: Nothing Averts the Decree Except Supplication
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The questioner:
The questioner: Shaykh, is there a hadith that says, "Nothing averts the decree except supplication"?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: Yes, what is in it?
The questioner:
The questioner: Is this its meaning, and is it a hadith?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: Yes, it is a hadithJami` at-Tirmidhi 2139Da'if (Darussalam). Supplication is also decreed, because you avert a decree by means of a decree. So if you make supplication, that is decreed without a doubt. Nothing happens here except by the decree and destiny of Allah, and supplication is among that. Yes.
The questioner: Shaykh, is there a hadith that says, "Nothing averts the decree except supplication"?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: Yes, what is in it?
The questioner:
The questioner: Is this its meaning, and is it a hadith?
The Shaykh:
The Shaykh: Yes, it is a hadith
Nothing turns back the Decree except supplication
لا يرد القضاء إلا الدعاء
Source
قناة «السعودية»، برنامج فتاوى — youtube.com (27:00)
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