Divine Decree
983 questions
What are the traditional supplications (Duas) for success in the publishing house project and for increasing sustenance, especially after losing a job and selling the apartment?
Is the feeling of distress toward an unexpected pregnancy considered a form of discontent with Allah's divine decree and destiny, or is it merely self-talk, and does it necessitate repentance?
Is it obligatory to be content and grateful upon losing faith and the diminishing of Allah's love from the heart, if that is a punishment from Allah? And is it obligatory to be content with the non-application of Sharia in a Muslim country, and not to wish to live in a country that applies it, considering that to be part of divine decree with which one must be content?
Is supplicating for the disappearance of pimples from the body considered a rejection of Allah's decree, and will this affect future marriage?
What is the ruling on a Muslim informing others about their afflictions: to encourage relatives to be patient, or for them to know the extent of their suffering? Does this contradict perfect patience, or is it better to conceal it? And is the reward for patience multiplied if the affliction occurs during virtuous seasons like Ramadan?
Does praying for healing from obsessive-compulsive disorder—knowing that it is a tribulation from Allah and that obsession is from Satan—constitute an overstepping of divine boundaries, and does the one who makes this prayer apostatize from the faith?
Is the reason for the 37-year-old beautiful, religious, engineer young woman, who returned from abroad to Syria, not getting married due to her family, or is it fate and divine decree, and what should she do?
Why does Allah lead some people astray and guide others, and why did Allah not grant victory to Jesus (peace be upon him) and spread his religion instead of casting doubt upon those who betrayed him?
What is God's wisdom in enabling occupiers to sexually assault Muslim women, and what is the fate of the children resulting from that?
Is it permissible to supplicate for the reversal of a decree after performing Istikhara?
What is the reason for the increase in the number of spinsters, and is it fate and divine decree, or are there other reasons for it?
Is it permissible to say that our destinies are determined by our choice of our worldly destination?
Is divorce predestined by Allah or a result of causes brought about by one of the parties?
Does a vow mean that God has written and willed it for me, and is everything predetermined at all times?
Will I be sinful for the accident I was involved in, knowing that I did not know that the driver had stolen the car and did not have a driver's license? What should I do now? And what do you advise me to do?
ما حكم استخدام بيت الشعر "إذا الشعب يوماً أراد الحياة" لإلقاء خطبة دينية؟
What is the ruling on saying: "Look, this is the beloved, O sickness, do not come near her again," and does it contain an objection?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding a husband who is capable of working and providing, but relies on his wife to financially support the household and children, claiming that this is "the will of Allah"?
What is the ruling on saying "fate dragged me" and "fate drove me"? Do these two statements fall under intellectual metaphor? Does the ruling on saying "the fate of Allah drove me" differ from "fate drove me"? Does the word "dragged" imply objection or not, and is its use forbidden? Is it permissible to say "look how sins afflicted their people, and let it be a lesson for you"? Do phrases related to fate give the impression of being separate from the Appointer? Can the hadith "Hud [Surah] has made me gray" be cited as evidence for the foregoing? What is the ruling on attributing an act that requires voluntary action to fate, based on the saying of Ibn Uthaymeen?
ما هو الرأي الصحيح حول رسوب الطالب في الامتحانات، هل هو قدر من الله أم تقصير من الطالب؟
Will Allah restore the situation between the questioner and his fiancée to what it was, after his repentance, praise, and patience?
Does Allah permit the rape and humiliation of a devout Muslim girl, or does divine justice necessitate her deserving of that? And does Allah permit the occurrence of humiliating calamities to a devout person, or is there a limit to trials?
Is marriage by divine decree and predestination, or by choice?
What is the reason for the contradiction that makes me distance myself from reading the Qur'an when facing worries and problems, while I advise others to draw closer to Allah and read the Qur'an in such circumstances?