Divine Decree
983 questions
Is a specific act predetermined for a person, which they then perform by their own choice, or is a person able to change what has been predetermined for them?
Why did Abraham (peace be upon him) attribute sickness to himself and healing to God, by saying: "And when I am ill, it is He who cures me," even though all قدر (divine decree), both good and bad, is from God? And do prophets fall ill due to their sins? And can it be said that prophets are absolutely infallible from sins?
Is marriage destiny and fate, or is it by human choice? Has God decreed for every girl whom she will marry and how many children she will have? Is a girl sinful if she rejects suitors? And what are the supplications that grant a righteous husband and hasten marriage?
Is everything that befalls a person good for him, even if it was a wrong decision he made? And is making a wrong decision considered part of divine decree (Qadaa' and Qadar)? And does this fall within the scope of "every matter of the son of Adam is good for him"?
How can the prophetic hadiths be reconciled that indicate "the pens have been lifted and the pages have dried," and "no caution will benefit against destiny," with the hadiths that affirm "supplication benefits against what has descended and what has not descended," and "nothing averts destiny except supplication"?
How do I know that God does not want me to do a certain thing?
What is the ruling regarding a husband's statement when angry, "May the life of its father burn!" or "May this situation's life be cut short!"? And does anything result from that?
What is the relationship between dreams and destiny, and do dreams come true when they are recounted without interpretation, or must they be interpreted in order to occur? And does a person's destiny change when a dream is mentioned, as opposed to not mentioning it?
Is one who made a covenant with his Lord to abandon a sin, then returned to it believing that the covenant was impermissible from the outset, deserving of punishment (entering Hell, abiding therein eternally)?
Does a person's fortune change or does it remain as it was from birth? Can good deeds improve a person's fortune? And if everything is predetermined, were we created only to worship God and embody what has been written for us?
Are a student's grades in an exam written with Allah, such that they neither increase nor decrease, and is her academic outcome predetermined, unchangeable by her diligence?
Does the Hadith mean that were it not for the guardian angels, the son of Adam would be afflicted by something Allah had not destined for him, and how can this be consistent with Allah being the Creator of the servants' actions, and are there matters that precede divine decree were it not for the angels' guardianship?
Is it permissible to ask God for an increase in height while performing natural exercises for that purpose, and is this considered discontent with God's decree?
Is the repeated appearance of certain verses during night recitation, after involuntarily repeating them during the day, considered a divine coincidence and a miracle of the Quran, knowing that this phenomenon has strengthened faith despite limited memorization?
How can one get rid of the effects of magic that caused a broken engagement, and what are the ways to treat the psychological and physical symptoms resulting from it, such as headaches, lethargy, distraction, forgetfulness, insomnia, pain in the back and legs, appearance of bruises, nervousness, aversion to mingling, repulsion from marriage, and despair that might lead to thoughts of suicide?
What is the meaning of the word "umur" (أمور)? Does Allah ordain matters of evil and good, or only good? And does He ordain matters that are disliked in Islam and calamities?
What is the fate of the infidel’s child who died before puberty, and will he intercede for his infidel parents? And does Allah’s mercy include the infidel on the Day of Resurrection, knowing that our deeds will not admit us into Paradise except by His mercy?
Are psychological illnesses a sign of weakness in faith, is their treatment limited to ruqyah, and how do we differentiate between them and possession?
Should the parents be considered sinful, or was their son's death after the hernia operation a matter of divine decree and destiny?
Is illness, every major and minor thing, and a person's movement, a divine decree from Allah in which we have no say?
What is the ruling on saying "malignant tumor" about cancer, and does that constitute an infringement upon God or a statement of disbelief, and is it permissible to write it in English in medical reports without intending a literal translation?
Is expiation (kaffarah) or blood money (diyah) obligatory for someone whose car hit another person, resulting in the latter's death, even though the driver was not the cause of the accident, but rather it was by divine decree (qada' wa qadar)?
Does the delay in completing a marriage after performing الاستخارة (istikharah) and things becoming easy, along with the presence of obstacles preventing its completion, mean that there is no decreed share (نصيب)? And does praying for the facilitation of marriage contradict contentment with God's decree?
What is the ruling on obeying a father who insults the mother and children and uses violence against them, and is it obligatory to obey him in his command not to visit him except on the condition of marriage, knowing that the children believe the father does not believe in divine decree?