If a person is afflicted with illness due to a sin he committed, is this part of the divine decree that Allah (Mighty and Majestic) decreed for the servant?
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Question:
He says: If a person is afflicted with illness due to a sin he committed, is this part of the divine decree that Allah decreed for the servant before He created the heavens and the earth, or is it due to his own actions?
Answer:
Both. It is decreed upon him that he will be punished for the sin, and all of it is by the decree and destiny of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).[An-Nisa 4:79] So you are the cause; upon you is repentance and seeking forgiveness, returning to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). And it is by the decree of Allah, for Allah has decreed calamities, decreed blessings, and decreed everything (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
He says: If a person is afflicted with illness due to a sin he committed, is this part of the divine decree that Allah decreed for the servant before He created the heavens and the earth, or is it due to his own actions?
Answer:
Both. It is decreed upon him that he will be punished for the sin, and all of it is by the decree and destiny of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He).
What comes to you of good is from Allah, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself
مَّا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من أصابه مرض بسبب المعصية التي ارتكبها، فهل هذا من القدَر الذي قدَّره الله –عز وجل على العبد ؟ — youtube.com
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