The Ruling on Citing Divine Decree as an Excuse for Sins
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Question:
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner says: Many people, when we advise them, you find them arguing on the basis of divine decree and destiny, saying, "If Allah had guided me, I would have become a righteous man."
Answer:
Rather, it is not permissible for anyone to argue by citing the divine decree. Rather, he should say, "We hear and we obey." The one who is being advised should say, "May Allah reward you with good," and hasten to obey Allah and His Messenger, and not argue by citing the decree, or by citing it as an excuse for leaving what Allah has made obligatory, or for committing sins against Allah. This is the argument of the disbelievers, namely, "Allah willed what He willed."
Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner says: Many people, when we advise them, you find them arguing on the basis of divine decree and destiny, saying, "If Allah had guided me, I would have become a righteous man."
Answer:
Rather, it is not permissible for anyone to argue by citing the divine decree. Rather, he should say, "We hear and we obey." The one who is being advised should say, "May Allah reward you with good," and hasten to obey Allah and His Messenger, and not argue by citing the decree, or by citing it as an excuse for leaving what Allah has made obligatory, or for committing sins against Allah. This is the argument of the disbelievers, namely, "Allah willed what He willed."
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 117 حكم الاحتجاج بالقدر على المعاصي للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com
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