Divine Decree
1,068 questions
Does the believer regret the misfortunes and what he missed out on in this world, and is the Muslim's regret limited to neglecting obedience and committing sins?
How is a human being held accountable for human weakness, given that it is Allah's creation? And does Allah accept a person's repentance, despite His knowledge of this weakness?
Does the saying, "Oh, if only you had played, my destiny," imply a negative presumption about God and liken His divine decree and destiny to a game of chance based on randomness?
What is the authenticity of the hadith: "Whoever harms, Allah will harm him; and whoever causes hardship, Allah will cause hardship for him," and why do we see people harming and causing hardship to others, yet Allah does not cause hardship for them?
What is the ruling on a committed Muslim female doctor working in a mixed environment? And what should a sister do who has not married despite her commitment, beauty, and education, as she experiences disturbances when suitors propose to her? And what is the ruling on satellite channels that claim to know the caller's condition and ailment through their name, or one of their parents' names, or their initials, and then ask them to recite specific Qur'anic verses?
Is a traffic accident that occurred after forgetting to recite the daily remembrances considered an inescapable destiny, and would the remembrances and reliance on God have prevented it?
Is human destiny predetermined and fixed in advance, or does a person have a choice in determining their path? Is it true that Qadar (Divine Decree) was created by Jahm bin Safwan and not by Allah? What is the proportion of Qadar that Allah has decreed? Are the day of a person's death and marriage predetermined? And if a person makes a mistake in their path, does Qadar change?
Are those oppressed by illness, death, poverty, and humiliation unjust, deviant, and arrogant? What is the divine wisdom behind the afflictions that befall children and others? Do God's names "Al-Qahir (The Subduer)" and "Al-Qahhar (The Irresistible)" contradict His names "Al-Hakim (The Wise)" and "Al-Rahman (The Most Gracious), Al-Rahim (The Most Merciful)"?
Is what was published on Facebook about the appearance of phantoms and children to people true, and how can one cope with this fear despite adhering to prayer, reading Qur'an, and performing adhkar?
What is the explanation of the Sacred Hadith: "If I test My servant and he does not complain about Me to his visitors, I will release him from My bonds, then I will replace his flesh with better flesh and his blood with better blood, then he will resume his work"? And what are the bonds of Allah?
To what extent is it permissible to pray for long lives filled with goodness and obedience, and why do some people believe that the answer to this prayer is impossible, even though Allah said: "Call upon Me; I will respond to you"?
How do we reconcile the Hadith about the door of repentance remaining open with verses indicating that Allah closed the door of repentance on Abu Lahab and the hypocrites, and can this happen in our time?
What is the ruling on describing hours as long and boring, and what are the phrases related to reviling time that lead one out of the fold of Islam, and is saying, "Why is it like this, O Allah?" considered apostasy, and is repentance from it accepted?
How does the Hadith "Indeed, Allah grants a respite to the wrongdoer, but when He seizes him, He does not let him go" reconcile with the Hadith "Wondrous is the affair of the believer, for there is good in every matter of his," regarding the oppressor whom Allah grants respite to then seizes?
Is saying "if only" in regret over a worldly matter or as an objection to destiny considered minor shirk? And how can one distinguish the "if only" that is considered minor shirk?
How can the two hadiths be reconciled: "O My servants, all of you are astray except those whom I guide" and "Every child is born on the Fitra (natural disposition), then his parents make him a Jew, or a Christian, or a Magian"?
Is Ibn al-Qayyim's statement, "If a servant were to truly rely on God in removing a mountain from its place, and were commanded to remove it, he would remove it," sound? And is it true that Ali (may God be pleased with him) alone carried the gate of Khaybar?
Does a father's feeling of sadness that his fetus is female after he thought it was male, and his prayer for the fetus to be male, and his concealing his sadness from his wife, contradict having a good opinion of Allah?
Is it permissible to express remorse by saying, "Would that I had not committed such-and-such a sin," or must one say, "God has decreed, and what He wills, He does"?
Could a girl be considered to have left Islam due to her questions regarding creed and faith?
What are the fundamentals and principles of religion, and do they differ?
Did Allah Almighty destine for each person their spouse? Do disobedience and obedience play a role in changing destiny? Is it permissible to supplicate that a specific girl be made to love a young man and become his future wife?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding some Muslims' displeasure with daughters and threatening the wife with divorce if she gives birth to a girl?
Is the distress and change in his life that befell the young man due to the sins and acts of disobedience he committed, and how can he restore his normal life and his devotion in prayer?