The Fruits of Belief in Divine Decree (Discussion)
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The Shaykh : The important thing is that belief in divine decree has fruits; it has fruits that Allah the Exalted mentioned in the Qur'an, some of them. And among its fruits, Sami,
The student: That it completes the oneness of lordship...
The Shaykh : That it completes the oneness of lordship. This is one. Second?
The student: Tranquility and not lamenting
The Shaykh : Tranquility and not lamenting. What is the evidence for that from the Qur'an, 'Abd al-Rahman?
The student: ... I do not recall
The Shaykh : I wanted someone else, but it is good, if Allah wills
The student: In Surat al-Hadid
The Shaykh : What is it?
The student:[Al-Hadid 57:23]
The Shaykh : Read the verse...
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Correct, [Al-Hadid 57:22-23]
The student: There is a benefit that if a person is wronged, if he is wronged, he is reassured that Allah will reward his opponent with what he deserves, so he takes his right from his opponent
The Shaykh : Is it clear?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : It is not clear. This relates to the Hereafter. Yes, let us look at the brothers here
The student: There is rational evidence
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: That they ask...
The Shaykh : What do you mean by this in refuting them?
The student: Yes
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... whatever is decreed for you comes to you, and you did not ask for it...
The Shaykh : Correct, this is what is used to refute them, but I do not want you to give me the benefits of belief in divine decree. Give me a benefit, Fawzi
The student: That Allah decrees a thing for a wisdom
The Shaykh : How is that? How is that? That Allah decrees a thing for a wisdom. This is one of the benefits of belief in divine decree? What is this? Explain this, Fawzi
The student: ... the wisdom benefits this person that Allah decrees for him something
The Shaykh : It is not clear, it is not clear
The student: ...
The Shaykh : This is fine. That belief in divine decree strengthens reliance upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and that belief in divine decree makes a person know his own worth, as Allah the Exalted said[Al-Hadid 57:23]
The student: Not being pleased with oneself
The Shaykh : Not being pleased with what?
The student: Not being pleased with oneself
The Shaykh : Yes, this is not being pleased with oneself
The student: ...
The Shaykh : That he acts upon the causes?
The student: That...
The Shaykh : Yes, what do you say about this? It is said that among the benefits of belief in divine decree is that a person acts upon the causes. Is this for him or upon him?
The student: For Him.
Another student: Upon him
The student: ... because it is part of Allah's decree...
The Shaykh : Yes, acting upon the causes is part of Allah's decree. The evidence for that is the statement of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), to Abu 'Ubaydah when he (may Allah be pleased with him) decided to return from the journey to Sham when the plague occurred. He said "O Commander of the Faithful, are we fleeing from the decree of Allah?" So 'Umar said to him "If anyone other than you had said it, O Abu 'Ubaydah, we flee from the decree of Allah to the decree of Allah" Yes
The student: O Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Submission and obedience to Allah
The Shaykh : Yes, this is reliance upon Allah, but the wording is different
The student : Shaykh
The Shaykh : Are we not to limit ourselves to this?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Also the same thing. We are satisfied with this, and I think we mentioned in our book, *The Concise Book of the Creed of the People of the Sunnah and the Community*, the benefits. Yes, we will return to it later. Perhaps we missed something, huh?
The student: It is printed at the university
The Shaykh : Belief in divine decree and destiny?
The student: Yes
The Shaykh : I have not seen it.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What is it? It was not explained to me in this. I did not...
The student: ... the other one said, "We do not think of Allah with a bad thought," meaning I was surprised
The Shaykh : Yes, no, this does not relate to this. This does not relate to this, because this may be from wisdom. It may be from wisdom the desire for descent. It may be from wisdom that this... the recklessness that happened to the people until they transgressed the limits, that... There is no doubt that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he saidSahih al-Bukhari 4015 If this competition occurs, where is the good: in opening up the world or in closing it?
The student: In closing it
The Shaykh : Yes, in closing it. The important thing is that this man made a mistake, because the reduction of salaries or the reduction of luxury or something like that may be good. Yes
The student: A general rule, meaning in worldly matters...
The Shaykh : The rule is that if one thinks what is not befitting of Allah, this rule applies whether in worldly matters or in matters of the Hereafter. But with that, we do not say that every disliked thing that a person dislikes is from thinking badly of Allah. It may be that this disliked thing, I dislike it, but Allah (Mighty and Majestic) does it for a great wisdom.
The student: That it completes the oneness of lordship...
The Shaykh : That it completes the oneness of lordship. This is one. Second?
The student: Tranquility and not lamenting
The Shaykh : Tranquility and not lamenting. What is the evidence for that from the Qur'an, 'Abd al-Rahman?
The student: ... I do not recall
The Shaykh : I wanted someone else, but it is good, if Allah wills
The student: In Surat al-Hadid
The Shaykh : What is it?
The student:
In order that you not despair over what has eluded you
لكي لا تأسوا على ما فاتكمThe Shaykh : Read the verse...
The student: ...
The Shaykh :
what has passed you
على ما فاتكم(22) No disaster strikes upon the earth or among yourselves except that it is in a register before We bring it into being - indeed that, for Allah, is easy - (23) In order that you not despair over what has eluded you and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you. And Allah does not like everyone self-deluded and boastful -
ما أصاب من مصيبة في الأرض ولا في أنفسكم إلا في كتاب من قبل أن نبرأها إن ذلك على الله يسير لكي لا تأسوا على ما فاتكم ولا تفرحوا بما آتاكم والله لا يحب كل مختال فخورThe student: There is a benefit that if a person is wronged, if he is wronged, he is reassured that Allah will reward his opponent with what he deserves, so he takes his right from his opponent
The Shaykh : Is it clear?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : It is not clear. This relates to the Hereafter. Yes, let us look at the brothers here
The student: There is rational evidence
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: That they ask...
The Shaykh : What do you mean by this in refuting them?
The student: Yes
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ... whatever is decreed for you comes to you, and you did not ask for it...
The Shaykh : Correct, this is what is used to refute them, but I do not want you to give me the benefits of belief in divine decree. Give me a benefit, Fawzi
The student: That Allah decrees a thing for a wisdom
The Shaykh : How is that? How is that? That Allah decrees a thing for a wisdom. This is one of the benefits of belief in divine decree? What is this? Explain this, Fawzi
The student: ... the wisdom benefits this person that Allah decrees for him something
The Shaykh : It is not clear, it is not clear
The student: ...
The Shaykh : This is fine. That belief in divine decree strengthens reliance upon Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and that belief in divine decree makes a person know his own worth, as Allah the Exalted said
and not exult [in pride] over what He has given you
ولا تفرحوا بما آتاكمThe student: Not being pleased with oneself
The Shaykh : Not being pleased with what?
The student: Not being pleased with oneself
The Shaykh : Yes, this is not being pleased with oneself
The student: ...
The Shaykh : That he acts upon the causes?
The student: That...
The Shaykh : Yes, what do you say about this? It is said that among the benefits of belief in divine decree is that a person acts upon the causes. Is this for him or upon him?
The student: For Him.
Another student: Upon him
The student: ... because it is part of Allah's decree...
The Shaykh : Yes, acting upon the causes is part of Allah's decree. The evidence for that is the statement of the Commander of the Faithful, 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), to Abu 'Ubaydah when he (may Allah be pleased with him) decided to return from the journey to Sham when the plague occurred. He said "O Commander of the Faithful, are we fleeing from the decree of Allah?" So 'Umar said to him "If anyone other than you had said it, O Abu 'Ubaydah, we flee from the decree of Allah to the decree of Allah" Yes
The student: O Shaykh
The Shaykh : Yes
The student: Submission and obedience to Allah
The Shaykh : Yes, this is reliance upon Allah, but the wording is different
The student : Shaykh
The Shaykh : Are we not to limit ourselves to this?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Also the same thing. We are satisfied with this, and I think we mentioned in our book, *The Concise Book of the Creed of the People of the Sunnah and the Community*, the benefits. Yes, we will return to it later. Perhaps we missed something, huh?
The student: It is printed at the university
The Shaykh : Belief in divine decree and destiny?
The student: Yes
The Shaykh : I have not seen it.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : What is it? It was not explained to me in this. I did not...
The student: ... the other one said, "We do not think of Allah with a bad thought," meaning I was surprised
The Shaykh : Yes, no, this does not relate to this. This does not relate to this, because this may be from wisdom. It may be from wisdom the desire for descent. It may be from wisdom that this... the recklessness that happened to the people until they transgressed the limits, that... There is no doubt that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), when he said
I am not afraid that you will be poor, but I fear that worldly wealth will be bestowed upon you as it was bestowed upon those who lived before you. So you will compete amongst yourselves for it
ما الفقر أخشى عليكم وإنما أخشى أن تفتح عليكم الدنيا فتنافسوهاThe student: In closing it
The Shaykh : Yes, in closing it. The important thing is that this man made a mistake, because the reduction of salaries or the reduction of luxury or something like that may be good. Yes
The student: A general rule, meaning in worldly matters...
The Shaykh : The rule is that if one thinks what is not befitting of Allah, this rule applies whether in worldly matters or in matters of the Hereafter. But with that, we do not say that every disliked thing that a person dislikes is from thinking badly of Allah. It may be that this disliked thing, I dislike it, but Allah (Mighty and Majestic) does it for a great wisdom.