Is there anything in the creation of Allah that is called chance?
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The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Coincidence
The Shaykh : Coincidence
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes, chance in the actions of Allah has no reality, and it is not permissible for there to be chance in the actions of Allah, because everything from the actions of Allah is known to Him and occurs by His will.
The questioner : In the cosmic things.
The Shaykh : As for us, there is no chance in the actions of Allah absolutely. But as for us, things sometimes happen by chance. A person, as people say... sometimes a person does not know something, yet he succeeds in his work. Sometimes... among people, then he encounters them. Sometimes you dig a well and encounter a hard stone. The important thing is that chance is possible in the case of a human being due to the shortness of his knowledge. But in the case of Allah, what is it?
The student: It is not possible.
The Shaykh : It is not possible, because He, Mighty and Majestic, does not issue things from Him except with knowledge. Therefore, it is not denied to the one who said, "I found so-and-so by chance," because he means it with respect to what? With respect to himself, not with respect to Allah having decreed that he would meet him. So with respect to the action of Allah, there is no chance. With respect to the created being, yes, there is chance.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Coincidence
The Shaykh : Coincidence
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : Yes, chance in the actions of Allah has no reality, and it is not permissible for there to be chance in the actions of Allah, because everything from the actions of Allah is known to Him and occurs by His will.
The questioner : In the cosmic things.
The Shaykh : As for us, there is no chance in the actions of Allah absolutely. But as for us, things sometimes happen by chance. A person, as people say... sometimes a person does not know something, yet he succeeds in his work. Sometimes... among people, then he encounters them. Sometimes you dig a well and encounter a hard stone. The important thing is that chance is possible in the case of a human being due to the shortness of his knowledge. But in the case of Allah, what is it?
The student: It is not possible.
The Shaykh : It is not possible, because He, Mighty and Majestic, does not issue things from Him except with knowledge. Therefore, it is not denied to the one who said, "I found so-and-so by chance," because he means it with respect to what? With respect to himself, not with respect to Allah having decreed that he would meet him. So with respect to the action of Allah, there is no chance. With respect to the created being, yes, there is chance.