What is the meaning of the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): {And what misses you was not destined to hit you}?
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The questioner : His saying (may the prayer and peace of Allah be upon him): Sunan Abi Dawud 4699Sahih (Al-Albani) What is its meaning? May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : It means that what Allah has decreed to miss you will not hit you. Otherwise, the Messenger would not have said, "What misses you was not destined to hit you," which is well known. But when he said "misses you," it means that it did not befall you, just as you might say, "He shot at the game and missed it," meaning he did not hit it. For this reason, he said:Sunan Abi Dawud 4699Sahih (Al-Albani) because in the state of missing it, it is impossible for it to hit you. Yes.
and that what has missed you could not come to you
واعلم بأن ما أخطأك لم يكن ليصيبكThe Shaykh : It means that what Allah has decreed to miss you will not hit you. Otherwise, the Messenger would not have said, "What misses you was not destined to hit you," which is well known. But when he said "misses you," it means that it did not befall you, just as you might say, "He shot at the game and missed it," meaning he did not hit it. For this reason, he said: