Divine Decree
983 questions
Does a weak start in seeking knowledge, committing sins, and having a low previous academic level affect the possibility of one becoming a distinguished and diligent student of knowledge in the future?
Is a person predestined or free to choose in marriage, and if everything is predestined, then why were we commanded to choose and forbidden from marrying محارم (unmarriageable kin)? And was it predestined for the questioner not to marry the young man who proposed to her, or is she responsible for breaking off the engagement?
What is the ruling on a person saying: "If Ramadan were all year, sins would decrease, and that would be better"?
What is the authenticity of the Hadith: "Medicine is from divine decree, and it may be beneficial by the permission of Allah Almighty," and is it permissible to cite it as evidence?
Is divine wisdom obligatory in all our actions and the details of our lives, or is it limited to pivotal and major matters?
Does the divine imposition mentioned in the verse, "Allah does not burden a soul beyond its capacity," include the imposition of religious duties and worldly trials, and can severe tribulation that might lead to wavering faith or suicide be part of Allah's imposition upon His servants, despite His knowledge of their weakness and inability to endure?
Did God create evil deeds such as fornication, based on His saying, the Almighty: "And Allah created you and what you do"?
Is there a way to repel an undesirable or forbidden supplication, such as a person supplicating for physical harm or for not traveling, or mentioning something in their supplication that the one being supplicated against dislikes, and can this supplication be repelled by supplicating the opposite?
Is expiation and making up the days (Qada') obligatory for someone who masturbated during the daytime in Ramadan when he was 16 years old, believing that fasting was not obligatory for him? And does sin prevent sustenance?
Is the occurrence of injustice and aggression, such as being beaten, raped, or imprisoned unjustly, considered part of divine decree and destiny (Qadaa' and Qadar) and what Allah has written for the servant, and why does Allah not save the wronged from such harm?
Will a girl bear sin if she breaks off her engagement to a good, committed man whom she does not love, despite her fear of the impact of her decision on her fiancé and her unmarried sisters, even though she sought divine guidance (istikhara) before the engagement?
How can we reconcile the fatwa of excommunication for whoever says that God's justice is not fully realized in this world, with the saying of some scholars that God's justice is partially realized in this world or absolutely in the Hereafter, and what is the correct understanding of God's justice in this world and the Hereafter?
What is the difference between qadar (divine decree) and naseeb (allotment or share)? And are the consequences of human misconduct, such as poor eyesight due to neglect or prolonged use of glasses, considered a written qadar or a result of human shortcoming?
How do human freedom and will align with God's absolute knowledge and His preordainment of everything in the Preserved Tablet, considering that nothing in the universe can contradict His will or cosmic plan?
Is it permissible for a Muslim to make a vow to God to perform a specific act of obedience (such as giving charity) if a certain matter is achieved for him, and is it a condition that this act of obedience be great in proportion to the need?
Are blood money and expiation obligatory for someone whose car overturned and his son-in-law's daughter died, knowing that he was driving at a moderate speed and was not the cause of the malfunction that led to the accident?
Why do we supplicate to Allah, even though all His commands are good, and His decrees are good, even if we do not supplicate?
Was the daughter obligated to obey her father when he asked her to leave her home after her mother's death so that he could marry another, and is she considered sinful for refusing? What should she do now if she is sinful, and is it permissible for her to ask him for the cost of the current home's rent?
Are a person's voluntary actions and statements, such as marriage or university specialization, predetermined and preordained in the Preserved Tablet?
Is the young man who has not married despite reaching the age of thirty-five sinful because of his inability to provide a decent life? Is what he is experiencing divine decree and destiny? Is he wretched or blessed? Is what he earns considered sufficient to exempt him from asking people? And what is your guidance and advice for him?
Are there people who predict what will happen to others, even though we know that falls under Allah's divine decree and destiny?
Are human actions predetermined by God, or does man choose them and is held accountable for them, despite God's prior knowledge of them and their inscription in the Preserved Tablet?
Is the woman who aborted after her son kicked her in the womb considered sinful, or is it a matter of divine decree and destiny?
What is the difference between general (ijmali) and detailed (tafsili) Tawhid, and do the mentioned books (Sharh Taysir al-Aziz al-Hamid, Sharh al-Wasitiyyah, Sharh al-Hamawiyyah, Sharh al-Tadmuriyyah, Sharh al-Tahawiyyah) deal with general or detailed Tawhid, and has the distinction between them become non-existent in this era?