Ruling on supplicating with (O Allah, if You have written for me misery...)
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Question:
This is a questioner for the program who sent this question, saying: I have read that 'Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say: "O Allah, if You have written for me misery, or a sin, then erase it from me, for You erase what You will and You establish what You will." The question: If a man supplicates for Allah to erase from him that he is wretched, knowing that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) commanded the Pen to write the destinies of the heavens and the earth, does Allah erase that? Since I have heard from you that destiny is of two kinds: a decreed destiny and a suspended destiny, does this statement that 'Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) made fall under the suspended destiny, or the decreed destiny?
Answer:
This narration is from Ibn 'Umar... from 'Umar, it is narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and the correct view is that this supplication is not appropriate, but one should ask his Lord for forgiveness and mercy, saying: O Allah, forgive me... O Allah, have mercy on me... O Allah, admit me into Paradise... O Allah, save me from the Fire. As for the one whom Allah has written to be wretched, he will die wretched, and the one whom Allah has written to be happy will die happy, as indicated by the texts from the Book and the Sunnah. But destiny is not known by man; the knowledge of destiny is with Allah. However, the believer asks his Lord, and the believing woman likewise says: O Allah, forgive me, and have mercy on me, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: O Allah, admit me into Paradise... O Allah, save me from the Fire, and so on. He asks his Lord for good and seeks refuge in Allah from evil. The knowledge of destiny is with Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), but the person asks his Lord for all good and seeks refuge in his Lord from all evil, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the Fire, and ask Him for forgiveness. And a man said to him: "O Messenger of Allah! I do not master your chanting, nor the chanting of Mu'adh, but I ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the Fire." He said (peace and blessings be upon him): meaning: We revolve around this question. Yes.
The point is that the person asks his Lord for good and seeks refuge in Allah from evil. As for saying: O Allah, if You have written me to be wretched, then write me to be happy. This has no basis. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has made clear that His decree is established and effective, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) made that clear. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
This is a questioner for the program who sent this question, saying: I have read that 'Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) used to say: "O Allah, if You have written for me misery, or a sin, then erase it from me, for You erase what You will and You establish what You will." The question: If a man supplicates for Allah to erase from him that he is wretched, knowing that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) commanded the Pen to write the destinies of the heavens and the earth, does Allah erase that? Since I have heard from you that destiny is of two kinds: a decreed destiny and a suspended destiny, does this statement that 'Umar (may Allah have mercy on him) made fall under the suspended destiny, or the decreed destiny?
Answer:
This narration is from Ibn 'Umar... from 'Umar, it is narrated from Ibn 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both), and the correct view is that this supplication is not appropriate, but one should ask his Lord for forgiveness and mercy, saying: O Allah, forgive me... O Allah, have mercy on me... O Allah, admit me into Paradise... O Allah, save me from the Fire. As for the one whom Allah has written to be wretched, he will die wretched, and the one whom Allah has written to be happy will die happy, as indicated by the texts from the Book and the Sunnah. But destiny is not known by man; the knowledge of destiny is with Allah. However, the believer asks his Lord, and the believing woman likewise says: O Allah, forgive me, and have mercy on me, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated: O Allah, admit me into Paradise... O Allah, save me from the Fire, and so on. He asks his Lord for good and seeks refuge in Allah from evil. The knowledge of destiny is with Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He), but the person asks his Lord for all good and seeks refuge in his Lord from all evil, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) would ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the Fire, and ask Him for forgiveness. And a man said to him: "O Messenger of Allah! I do not master your chanting, nor the chanting of Mu'adh, but I ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from the Fire." He said (peace and blessings be upon him):
We revolve around it
حولها ندندنThe point is that the person asks his Lord for good and seeks refuge in Allah from evil. As for saying: O Allah, if You have written me to be wretched, then write me to be happy. This has no basis. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) has made clear that His decree is established and effective, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) made that clear. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
Source
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