Tāwūs reported: I found some of the Prophet's Companions say: "Everything is decreed." I heard ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar say: The Messenger of Allah (may Allah’s peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Everything is decreed, even incapacity and capacity, or capacity and incapacity."
Everything is decreed, even incapacity and capacity, or capacity and incapacity
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Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that everything is decreed, even incapacity, which is failure to do what should be done - in matters of this world and the Hereafter - and procrastinating and delaying it beyond its due time; and even capacity, which is vigor and proficiency in matters of worldly life and the Hereafter; and that Allah Almighty had predestined capacity and incapacity, and everything that happens in the universe had already been known and willed by Allah.
Lessons
- The Hadīth demonstrates the Companions' belief in predestination.
- Everything happens by Allah's predestination, even people's incapacity and vigor.
- The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) were cautious and meticulous in conveying the Prophet's Hadīths.
- We should believe in all predestination, including its pleasant and unpleasant aspects.
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