Divine Decree
1,068 questions
What is the ruling on saying "circumstances willed it" or "fate willed it"?
Is it permissible for a person to ask Allah to avert a decree?
Why do the religiously committed face problems and tribulations, and is there a way to be committed and avoid them?
What is the meaning of "khamsa wa khumaysa", which is used to ward off envy?
How authentic is the following Hadith: "Supplication is beneficial against what has descended and what has not descended"?
Is it correct for a servant to attribute good deeds to himself, or are good deeds a bounty from Allah upon him and His mercy towards him, and how do we reconcile the fact that a person has free will with the idea that every correct choice is from Allah's bounty?
Do people's viewing my appearance as unacceptable and my not having married indicate Allah's wrath or His displeasure with me, even though I perform my acts of worship and follow the Sunnah of the Messenger, may Allah bless him and grant him peace?
Can envy and the evil eye cause a marriage to be delayed, or is that a matter of divine decree?
What is the authenticity of the hadiths narrated concerning the virtue of the middle of Sha'ban night, who narrated them, and what is the refutation of the innovations related to this night?
What is the ruling on saying, "So-and-so envied me, and I'm sure of it because she hates me," and asking to take from her leftovers, and always describing her as envious?
What is the cure for envy that afflicts a person when he sees others superior to him in wealth, appearance, and status, even though he wishes well for people?
Are the Hadiths: "Half of your graves are from your eyes," and "If fate and the evil eye were to race, the evil eye would outrun fate," and "Do not kill your brethren; why don't you bless them? Indeed, half of my Ummah will die from the evil eye" from the sayings of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him?
How can there be recompense and reward if Allah Almighty is the One who guides through the guidance of explanation (Hidayat al-Bayan) and the guidance of divine grace (Hidayat al-Tawfiq)?
Why do Muslim children enter Paradise without trial, while the children of disbelievers are tried, even though God is the One who chose their parents?
What is the ruling of Islamic law regarding the delay in sacrificing 90 head of livestock designated as hady (sacrificial animals), for which payment was received from pilgrims 10 years ago?
How can we reconcile the noble verse, "And when their time has come, they will not remain behind for an hour, nor will they precede [it]," with the fact that lifespans increase and decrease based on deeds?
Is it valid to supplicate for a private business to replace one's current job, out of ambition, despite being content with the current job, or does this imply dissatisfaction?
What is the legal ruling (hukm shar’i) on the perpetrators and the victim in a case of rape and molestation of a student by five other students? And was what happened to the victim from the divine decree (qadar Allah)? And why did Allah not intervene to protect him? And what is the wisdom behind what happened?
How can one reconcile the belief that divine preordainment (qadar) entails both good and bad, with the hadith: "Wondrous is the affair of the believer, for all his affairs are good," which indicates that a believer's preordainment contains no evil?
What is the ruling on medically determining the gender of a fetus, meaning changing it through medical intervention?
How is it possible to live after the father's death?
What is the reward for believing in Allah's divine decree and destiny, both good and bad, when deprived of children? Is this a decree of wrath or a test? Is it permissible to supplicate for a change in a predetermined decree? And what is the interpretation of "Marry the affectionate, fertile woman," and does this rule against marrying or settling down with someone who is not fertile?
What is the difference between the statement of Iblis: "Because You have put me in error, I will surely sit in wait for them on Your straight path" and the statement of Adam: "Are you blaming me for a matter that Allah has already decreed for me?"
How is it that three of the Rightly Guided Caliphs died by assassination, while the King of Sweden, a country known for the purity of its governance, lives out his life naturally? And is posting this question on Facebook considered a transgression of Islamic law?