200 FAQ On Muslims Belief by Hafiz Ibn Ahmed Al Hakami

A ---All the Divine Books and the Prophetic Sunnah agreed upon that the Pre-ordainment does not nullify or negate acting or performing deeds and that it does not necessitate complete reliance. On the contrary, it necessitates seriousness, diligence, and being keen on performing good deeds. That's why when Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him)

informed his honorable companions about Preordainment and about the drying of the Pen, and some of them said: If it is so, then what is the use of doing good deeds?, he (Peace be upon him) says: Act, for everyone is facilitated towards what he intends to do." Then, he (Peace be upon him)

recited: {As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him. And believes in Al-Husna. We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient. And belies Al-Husna. We will make smooth for him the path for evil.}. (Al-Lail, 5-10)

Verily, Allah the Almighty destined the ordainments and fashioned their means. He is the All Wise in all that He introduced of the means for living in this present life and the Hereafter. He facilitated for all His creatures all that He created for them. So, if the slave knows that the benefit of his forthcoming life is linked to and correlative with the means set for it in this present life, he will be more keen on acting upon and according to them. One of the Prophet's companions said when heard the Hadiths pertaining to Pre-ordainment: I have never been more diligent than I am at present." The Prophet (Peace be upon him) says: "Cherish that which gives you benefit (in the Hereafter) and seek help from Allah and do not lose heart.” He (Peace be upon him) said when he was told: What do you think of medicine we take as treatment and Ruqyah 26 that we apply. Can any of these defeat the Divine Decree of Allah? He (Peace be upon him)

said: "All these are from among the Divine Decree. " (Ahmed, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah) This means that Allah the Almighty decreed good and evil and the means for each one of them.