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What Is Al-Qadar Of Allah
DIR By: Captshittu
Date: August 11, 2017, 6:25 pm
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WHAT IS AL-QADAR (PREDESTINATION) OF ALLAH?
BismilLahir Rahmaanir Raheem.
Let's continue from today's Reminders.
Belief in al-qadar is based on four things:
1. Knowledge, i.e., that Allaah knows what His creation will do,
by virtue of His eternal knowledge.
2. Writing, i.e., that Allaah has written the destiny of all
creatures in al-Lawh al-Mahfooz.
3. Will, i.e., that what Allaah wills happens and what He does
not will does not happen. There is no movement in the heavens or
on earth but it happens by His will.
4. Creation and formation, i.e., that Allaah is the Creator of
all things, including the actions of His slaves. They do their
actions in a real sense, and He is the Creator of them and of
their actions.
Whoever believes in these four believes in al-qadar which is
compulsory to believe in as a Muslim.
The Qur’aan affirms these things in numerous verses, such as the
verses in which He says;
“And with Him are the keys of the Ghayb (all that is hidden),
none knows them but He. And He knows whatever there is in the
land and in the sea; not a leaf falls, but He knows it. There is
not a grain in the darkness of the earth nor anything fresh or
dry, but is written in a Clear Record”[al-An’aam 6:59]
“No calamity befalls on the earth or in yourselves but it is
inscribed in the Book of Decrees (Al‑Lawh
Al‑Mahfooz) before We bring it into existence. Verily,
that is easy for Allaah”[al-Hadeed 57:22].
“And you cannot will unless (it be) that Allaah wills the Lord
of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists)”
[al-Takweer 81:29].
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah (may Allaah have mercy on him)
said, explaining the view of Ahl al-Sunnah with regard to man’s
deeds:
People act in a real sense, and Allaah is the Creator of their
actions. A person may be a believer or a kaafir, righteous or
immoral, he may pray and fast. People have control over their
actions, and they have their own will, and Allaah is the Creator
of their control and will.
Marriage is one of the things that Allaah has decreed. The
person whom you will marry is known to Allaah: He knows who he
is, when he was born, where and when he will die, how he will be
towards you, and other details. All of that is known to Allaah
and He has written it in al-Lawh al-Mahfooz (the Book of
Decrees), and it will inevitably come to pass as Allaah has
decreed.
If Allaah has decreed that you will marry one person, but you
choose someone else, then no matter how long it takes, you will
marry that person. But your marriage to someone else is also
decreed, because there is nothing that is not decreed by Allaah.
It may be decreed for a woman to marry So and so the son of So
and so, and he comes to propose marriage but she refuses him,
and marries someone else, then he (the second man) dies or
divorces her, then she accepts the first one. All of that is
decreed, and it is decreed for her to marry So and so the son of
So and so after initially refusing him and after some experience
or trials etc.
It may be decreed for a woman that a righteous man will propose
marriage to her, but she will refuse him and he will never come
back to her, and she will marry and live with someone else who
is more or less righteous, according what Allaah has decreed.
Because man does not know what is decreed for him, what he must
do is to adhere to sharee’ah and abide by its commands and
prohibitions, and to seek the help of Allaah and pray to Him for
guidance (istikhaarah) concerning all his affairs, whilst
implementing the means, one of the most important of which is
consulting sincere people who have relevant experience.
If a righteous man proposes marriage to a woman, she should pray
to Allaah for guidance (istikhaarah) and agree to marry him. If
things then go smoothly, this is an indication that what is good
for her is to marry him.
In conclusion, man should study the sharee’ah of Allaah and
follow the commands of Allaah even if he or she feels reluctant,
and avoid what Allaah has forbidden even if he is attached to
it. All goodness is to be found in obeying sharee’ah.
We should not look at al-qadar as an excuse to ignore commands
and do forbidden things, rather we should look at it in a way
that will make us content with whatever painful experiences
happen to us. Allah knows best.
May Allah keep guiding us all and accept our little efforts.
Aameen.
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