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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the authenticity of the report that says, “Nothing can avert the divine decree except supplication” and “Indeed, the affliction descends, and it is dealt with through supplication until the Day of Resurrection”?

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The questioner : What is the authenticity of the report that says:
Nothing can avert the divine decree except supplication, and indeed, the affliction descends, and it is dealt with through supplication until the Day of Resurrection لا يرد القدر إلا الدعاء ، وإن البلاء لَينزل ، فيتعالج مع الدعاء إلى يوم القيامة
?

The Shaykh : By Allah, I do not remember right now if some of our brothers found it in one of the two books, “Sahih al-Jami'” or “Da'if al-Jami'.” Yes.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : It is found in "Sahih al-Jami'."
The student: Yes.

The questioner : How is this possible?

The Shaykh : Now that we have established the authenticity of the hadith, please repeat your question.

The questioner : We asked: What is the authenticity of the report that says:
Nothing can avert the divine decree except supplication, and indeed, the affliction descends, and it is dealt with through supplication until the Day of Resurrection لا يردُّ القدر إلا الدعاء ، وإن البلاء لَينزل ، فيتعالج مع الدعاء إلى يوم القيامة
? How is this possible?

The Shaykh : Your question... the issue concerns the first part of the hadith.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh
nothing repels the Divine decree except supplication لا يردُّ القدر إلا الدعاء
Sunan Ibn Majah 4022Da’if (Darussalam)
The scholars answer such a question by saying that the divine decree is of two types: a decreed decree and a conditional decree. This is with regard to the angels assigned to the Preserved Tablet, which...
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