61: One must accept and be pleased with the decree of Allah.

To be pleased with the decree of Allah, to have patience with the Judgement of Allah, to believe in whatever Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, has said and to believe in all that Allah has pre-decreed, the good and the bad and the sweet and the bitter. Allah knew what the servants were going to do and to where they were heading. They cannot escape the Knowledge of Allah. There is nothing in the earths or in the heavens except that Allah, the Most High, knows it. You should know that whatever befalls you was never going to miss you and whatever missed you was never going to befall you. [1] There is no creator besides Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. [2]

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NOTES

[1] There occurs in the hadeeth narrated by Ibn ‘Abbaas (radiallaahu anhumaa), “…know that if the Ummah gathered together to benefit you with something, they could not benefit you unless Allah had written it down for you and if they gathered to harm you with something, they could not do so unless Allah had written it down for you. The pens have been raised and the scrolls have dried.” Reported by at-Tirmidhee (no.2518), who declared it hasan-saheeh. Refer to an-Nawawee’s Forty Hadeeth (no.19).

To have Faith in Allah’s pre-decree (Qadr) is one of the Pillars of Faith. Whoever rejects it is not a Believer. It has four principles:

1. That Allah knew everything that would ever be
2. That Allah wrote everything that would ever be in the Preserved Tablet
3. That Allah willed whatever occurs and
4. That Allah created everything.

For a more detailed explanation of these principles refer to Faith in Predestination, edited by Dr. Suhaib Hasan.

[2] This is to emphasise that Allah creates everything, including man’s actions. Unlike the Qadariyyah (the deniers of Qadr), who believe that man creates his own actions, just as the Magians believed in two creators: a creator of good and a creator of evil. The Prophet (sallallaahu alaihi wa sallam) foretold the appearance of this sect, when he said, “The Qadariyyah are the Magians of this ummah. If they fall ill, do not visit them and if they die then do not attend their funeral.” Reported by Abu Daawood. Shaikh al-Albaanee declared the hadeeth to be hasan in Saheehul-Jaami’. Concerning a person’s actions, Allah the Most High, says:

Allah created you and your actions. Soorah Saaffaat (37): 96

Allah alone is the creator of everything, including man’s actions. However, He gave man limited free will to choose between good and evil. Furthermore, He, the Most High, sent His Messengers to call to goodness and to that which leads to Paradise and to warn against evil and that which leads to Hell-Fire. So man earns, and is fully responsible for, his own actions. Imaam al-Bukhaaree wrote a whole book entitled Khalq Af’aalul-‘Ibaad (The actions of the servants are created) on this subject.

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