Zakir Naik – Qadar is Allah’s Foreknowledge & Prewriting of Mans Fate
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But coming to the question of Qadr, Qadr
is the 6th pillar of iman.
That Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala,
we Muslims
believe that Allah rides the Qadr, he rides
the destiny.
And people
may object. Many people ask this question, Muslim
and non Muslim alike.
That if everything Allah has written in the
destiny
that find whether this person is gonna do
good or bad, whether they're gonna commit a
murder, or whether they're gonna commit a *,
or whether they're gonna rob, or whether they're
gonna do good deeds, whether they're gonna go
to * or heaven. If everything is mentioned,
then there is our choice.
Who's to blame if I commit a murder?
Allah wrote in the I'm gonna commit a
murder and I commit a murder. Who's to
blame? Allah's to blame. So why should I
be put in *?
And this is a very logical question.
The reply to this question is that we
have to understand
the concept of color and destiny. That Allah,
subhanahu wa ta'ala, has disdained
things where a person gonna be born,
in which condition he'll be born,
when will he die, which land will he
die.
Allah says in the Quran in Surah chapter
17 verse number 14
that whenever a child is born, the fatir
is bound on his neck. The moment he's
born, Allah knows everything what he's gonna do.
Good or bad, right or wrong, whether he's
gonna go to * or heaven.
But Allah
has ill makay. I'll give you an example.
They're supposed in a class
that the teacher
who teaches about 100 students
for about 1 year.
And before the examination,
that teacher predicts
that this student,
he will come out 1st in class, 1st
class first. This student, he'll get 2nd class.
That's when he will fail.
Just an example. Don't feel bad, brother.
Now
after a few days, the examination takes place
and this student comes out 1st class first,
this student gets 2nd class and that student
fails.
Now I'm asking you a question, can the
student who failed, can you object to the
teacher that because you predicted
I'm going to fail, I have failed? Who's
to blame, the teacher or the student?
Who's to blame?
The student. The teacher predicted this student, he
plays hooky, he doesn't attend class, he sees
movie, therefore he's gonna fail. Nash student is
okay,
average. Nash student is very intelligent,
does good hard work. So his teacher predicts
in advance before the examination, this student will
get a 1st class first, this student second
class, that student will fail and the student
comes out 1st class first, 2nd class, that
student fails. But because the teacher predicted that,
does not mean the teacher is to blame.
The teacher has taught everyone correctly and equally.
Similarly, Allah
has
He has knowledge of the future. Certain thing
they are destined.
He has said that, okay, this person will
be born in this land, on this particular
date. He'll die in this land in this
particular date, etcetera. His surrounding, he'll be wealthy
or whatever it is,
but the choice is yours.
For example,
after you pass your 12 standard,
you have a choice of becoming an engineer,
or becoming a doctor, or becoming a lawyer.
The choice is yours.
You choose to become an engineer.
So Allah already knows in advance that after
you pass your standard 12,
you will choose to become an engineer. He's
written in advance. It is not because Allah
has written that you are choosing.
It is because you have chosen,
Allah has written in advance.
The choice is yours.
But Allah knows your choice. For example, if
you come at a crossroad,
and there are 5 roads. Road number 1,
2, 3, 4, 5. The choice is yours.
You can either take road number 1, 2,
3, 4, 5.
You choose road 2.
It's already mentioned in advance in your destiny
that you will choose road 2. It is
not because Allah is writing that you're choosing.
It is because you will be choosing that
Allah is written in advance.
So the choice is yours.
You have a choice to earn your living.
Whether with good deeds,
or with robbing
The choice is yours.
Now you
rob. The choice was yours. But Allah knows
in advance that this person,
he would want easy money and he will
drop. So Allah has written in advance that
this particular person at the age of 25,
he will drop.
Who's to blame? You are to blame. But
because Allah is he has written in advance,
the choice is yours. Allah has given us
human beings free will. You cannot blame Allah
subhanahu wa ta'ala for your misdeeds.
If you go to *, it is because
of your misdeeds.
And if you go to Jannah, it is
because of the grace of Allah Subhanahu Wa
Ta'ala.