What does belief in al-Qadar require of a sinner?
2026-09-21
F98 · Selected fatwas
Shaykh Ibn Bāz
الشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Original Q&A · Complete published question and answer
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النص العربي
السؤال الأصلي
كثير من الناس لما يعمل المعصية، ويقام عليه الحد، ويدخل السجن، يقول: قضاء الله وقدره، الحمد لله، هذا الله كتبه علي؟
الجواب
هذا كتبه الله، وعليه التوبة مع ذلك، هو قضاء وقدر، ولكن عليه التوبة، يحمد الله على ما قدر من كونه عوقب عليها، وأقيم عليه الحد، وكونه صبر على ما قضى الله، ويرضى بقضاء الله، لكن عليه أن يبادر بالتوبة والندم والإقلاع وألا يعود، قدر الله لا يجعله يصر على المعصية ولا يعود إليها، ولكن قدر الله يعزي نفسه، ويحمد الله على ما قضى وقدر، وأنه أقيم عليه الحد، وأنه تاب إلى الله، وأنه رجع إلى الله سبحانه وتعالى ولا يجعل القدر حجة على المعصية.
English translation
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Original question
Many people, after committing a sin, undergoing its prescribed punishment and entering prison, say: “It is Allah's decree and destiny; praise be to Allah. Allah wrote this for me.” What about this?
Answer
Allah wrote it, but the person must repent nonetheless. It is decree and destiny, but he must repent. He praises Allah for what He decreed: that he was punished for it and the prescribed punishment was carried out, and that he bore Allah's decree patiently and accepts it. But he must hasten to repent, regret the act, give it up and not return to it. Allah's decree must not lead him to persist in sin or return to it. Rather, he consoles himself with Allah's decree and praises Allah for what He decreed: that the prescribed punishment was carried out, that he repented to Allah and returned to Him, glorified and exalted is He. He must not make divine decree an excuse for sin.
Source and editorial notes
Official Ibn Bāz website fatwa 3432
الموقع الرسمي للشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز
Official website of Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz ibn Bāz
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