Question:
Assalamu ‘alaykum,
1- “How the Life of GS Sharafuddin was Extended” contradicts the belief that ajal doesn’t move. Is this kufr?
2- MSH said Azazeel was an angel who disobeyed (MSN didn’t say what he was before his disobedience). Angels are sinless, kufr?
Answer:
1: Our Shaykhs have explained that there are two types of decree (qada’):
(a) The absolute decree (al-qada’ al-mubram), which is what Allah willed in eternity. This isn’t subject to change, by definition; and
(b) The relative or conditional decree (al-qada’ al-mu`allaq), which is the direction in which the flow of life events seems to be going. This is what can change. This could be referred to as “apparent destiny.”
Du’a is intrinsically related to qadr; in fact, it is part of one’s qadr. Allah has already decreed that a certain matter will be granted to a servant, or an evil averted from him, if he make du’a, so if he were to leave du’a, then the desired goal would not be reached.
It was the sunnah of the Prophet, upon whom be peace, to make the following du’a during the witr prayer:
” … Bless me in what You have given me. And avert and turn away from me the evil that has been decreed for me, for verily You Decree (all things), and none can decree against You … “
[Reported by at-Tirmidhi #464, an-Nasa’i #1725 and others, with an authentic chain]
2: Please cite, for Mawlana Shaykh Hisham Kabbani has always insisted that Azazeel was a jinn raised up to be among the angels due to his steadfastness in worshipping Allah. As for kufr-calling, perhaps it’s time to look in the mirror.
Taher Siddiqui
