Divine Decree
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How did our senior sheikhs and scholars of the Ummah praise the Ash'ari scholars, while it is said that the Ash'aris are not from Ahl al-Sunnah wal-Jama'ah and are misguided?
How does a young man deal with a girl's rejection of him after her initial agreement to marry, especially when she uses the excuse that he is "like her brother," knowing that he cannot give up on her and his intentions were sincere?
What should I do about my situation after the young man I loved proposed to someone else? Is it permissible for me to ask God to make him my destiny and to prevent his marriage to her?
What is the reason for a female student feeling distressed and suffocated when reciting the Quran and performing prayers, despite her desire to earn Allah's pleasure and forgiveness? What is the connection between this and the decline in her academic performance and the fluctuation in her psychological state? What is your advice for her?
What is the response to Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani's statement that a person's voluntary actions are not subject to divine decree (al-Qada'), and that guidance (al-Hidayah) and misguidance (al-Dalal) are from human action, not from God, and what is the ruling on one who believes this and advocates for it?
What is the deterrent for pessimistic thoughts related to divine decree (qadar), such as apostasy from Islam, suicide, or straying after guidance, which affect one's mood and are feared to turn into obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Is the failure to achieve desired results in exams, despite diligence, hard work, and prayer, considered a punishment, a trial, or divine decree and destiny, and what should be done thereafter?
How can people be guided after a severe flood to understand that this is a trial from Allah and a future blessing, taking into consideration that environmental degradation (and not moral corruption) might play a role in these phenomena?
Are the problems and calamities that the questioner faced in his business, such as theft and significant financial loss, a matter of destiny and fate, or could they be related to his daily actions?
Is tribulation for the thankful believers even if they have not committed sins, or does avoiding sins suffice to avert tribulation? And is delayed marriage a tribulation or a matter of divine decree and destiny?
Since all Muslims will enter Paradise, why do we work?
Are connection and the matter of marriage preordained by Allah Almighty before we are born, and is contracting cancer a result of not observing Allah's regulations and being excessive in choosing a partner, which indicates Allah Almighty's displeasure?
What is the connection between creed and conduct?
Do deeds and veils affect the cutting off of joy from a particular household such that whenever the family wants to marry off one of its members, a close relative dies, or is this the family's destiny?
Is what happened to the girl considered a sin that necessitates expiation?
Is the entry of a black snake with yellow stripes, 1.25 meters long, into a house considered a warning or an alarm from Allah Almighty, or is it an indication of good or bad news, or is it merely fate and divine decree?
What are the manifestations of discontent with Allah's decree? Is feeling sad, distressed, and reaching the highest levels of anguish considered discontent? How do I know that I am patient and not discontent, especially since I strive to say "Alhamdulillah" during those moments?
What are divine decree (Qada’) and destiny (Qadar), and how is Allah’s justice in holding His servants accountable on the Day of Resurrection explained?
Did the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, appoint a successor for himself from among the Companions?
Why does Islam forbid a woman from marrying more than one man at the same time, and what is the evidence for that from the Holy Quran?
Will destiny be fulfilled and the woman be united with the man whom she disrespected, or has her action severed this destiny?
Is it permissible to name a story, "When Destinies Oppose Us," in a metaphorical sense, meaning that a person might fret over destiny, only for good to become apparent in it later?
Is it permissible to ask about the cause and manner of a person's death after saying "Inna Lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un" (Indeed we belong to Allah, and indeed to Him we shall return)?
Is a married man's proposal to another woman, without divorcing his wife, considered an injustice to his wife, and how can one deal with society's disapproving view of second marriages?