Is marriage a matter of divine decree and destiny (qada' and qadar)? Is a woman's life partner ordained for her since her creation? And will a person, no matter how much they strive, ultimately marry the one destined for them?
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Everything Allah has created is by His decree, even inability and capability, and nothing falls outside of Allah Almighty's decree. This includes striving to obtain a righteous wife. Things are predestined with their causes; just as Allah decreed satiation, He also decreed its cause, which is eating. Similarly, He decreed the wife and decreed her cause, which is striving to seek her.
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