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00:00One more question has been posed by non-Muslim.
00:03If predestination is true, then God causes us to sin.
00:07If God causes us to sin, then we are damned sinners to eternal punishment.
00:12Then God is not good.
00:13Therefore, non-Muslim concludes, if God is good, then either predestination is not true
00:19or else God does not damn sinners to eternal punishment.
00:22Please satisfy the contradiction that occurs.
00:26A non-Muslim is asking a question about predestination.
00:30If God writes his predestination, then if we make a mistake, then who is to blame?
00:38God.
00:39If it is written in predestination that we are murderers, and we murder people,
00:44then who is responsible?
00:45God.
00:46Why should we blame people?
00:48If it is written in predestination that I will steal, I will do wrong,
00:51if it is written in predestination that I will go to hell, then I will go to hell.
00:54Then whose fault is it?
00:55Is it my fault or God's fault?
00:57Muslims also think about this question.
01:00And it is the duty of every Muslim to believe in predestination.
01:04But let us first understand what is predestination.
01:08And often, even Muslims do not understand what predestination means.
01:12They say, if it is written in predestination, then I did it.
01:15Whatever happened, it is written in predestination.
01:18If I do not work hard, then it is written in predestination that I will be poor.
01:22What is the meaning of predestination?
01:24God says in Surah Isra,
01:26Whenever a person is born,
01:28I write the entire story of his future in his neck.
01:36I will give you an example to explain.
01:39For example, if a teacher teaches in a class,
01:46and before the examination, he says that this student will come first in the entire class,
01:53this student will pass from the second class,
01:56that student will fail.
01:58I am giving an example, do not feel bad.
02:01And the examination takes place,
02:03and this student comes first,
02:05this student passes from the second class,
02:07and this student fails.
02:08I ask you this question,
02:10that the student who failed,
02:13can he say that because the teacher said that he will fail, that is why he failed?
02:18Can he say that?
02:19Can he say that or not?
02:20He cannot say that.
02:21Why?
02:22The teacher is saying from his experience,
02:24this student is very good,
02:26he studies a lot, that is why he will come first,
02:28this student is good, he is in the second class,
02:30this student watches movies,
02:31he does not attend the class, that is why he will fail.
02:33So, from his experience,
02:35he says about the future.
02:38But,
02:39that student will not be able to say,
02:41because the teacher said that he will fail, that is why he failed.
02:44Who is the culprit?
02:46The student himself,
02:47because he did not study.
02:48In the same way, if you compare,
02:50Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala is much higher than the teacher.
02:53The teacher can make mistakes sometimes.
02:56Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has the knowledge of the unseen.
02:59He knows about the future.
03:02Whenever there is a task,
03:04some things are fixed,
03:06where you will be born,
03:07when you will die,
03:08some things are complete.
03:09Other than that,
03:10Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has given you free will.
03:13Free will,
03:14means you can choose whatever you want.
03:16Allah Ta'ala has given guidance in the Qur'an and Hadith.
03:19But, it is up to you,
03:20whether you follow it or not.
03:22But, Allah Ta'ala knows what you will do.
03:25For example,
03:26you are walking on a road,
03:28and you come to a crossroad.
03:30There are four roads,
03:31No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4.
03:34You can choose any road.
03:38You choose the road No. 3.
03:41Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala already knows about the unseen.
03:45He already knew that
03:46when you come to a crossroad,
03:48you will take the road No. 3.
03:50So, Allah Ta'ala already knows that
03:52you will choose the road No. 3.
03:54Because Allah Ta'ala wrote,
03:56that is why you are not choosing.
03:57Because you were about to choose,
03:58Allah Ta'ala wrote.
04:00This is called the knowledge of the unseen.
04:02Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala has the knowledge of the unseen.
04:04Allah Ta'ala already knew that
04:06you will choose the road No. 3.
04:07And Allah Ta'ala has written in his destiny,
04:08that you will choose the road No. 3.
04:10Because Allah Ta'ala wrote,
04:12that is why you are not choosing.
04:13Because you were about to choose,
04:14Allah Ta'ala wrote.
04:16And I will give you another example.
04:18You have passed the 10th and 12th.
04:20You can become a doctor,
04:21you can become an engineer,
04:23you can become a lawyer.
04:24You will choose to become a doctor.
04:26Allah Ta'ala knows that
04:28when you pass the 12th,
04:29you can become all three things.
04:31You can become a doctor,
04:32you can become an engineer,
04:33you can become a lawyer.
04:34You will choose to become a doctor.
04:36Allah Ta'ala has written in his destiny,
04:38that you will pass the 12th and become a doctor.
04:40Because Allah Ta'ala wrote,
04:42that is why you became a doctor.
04:44Because you chose,
04:45that is why Allah Ta'ala wrote.
04:48Do you understand?
04:50Some people,
04:51tomorrow they have an exam.
04:52Tomorrow they have an exam.
04:54It is good.
04:55It is good.
04:56The student is good.
04:57Tomorrow they have an exam.
04:58What is there to study?
05:00It is written in their destiny,
05:01that if you pass, you pass.
05:02If you fail, you fail.
05:03And he does not study,
05:04and he fails.
05:05It is written in their destiny,
05:06that if this person studied,
05:07he would have passed.
05:08But his thinking was also wrong.
05:11Allah Ta'ala has written in his destiny,
05:13that if this person studied,
05:14he would have passed.
05:15But he thought,
05:16what should I study?
05:17If I do not study,
05:18I will fail.
05:19So who is the culprit?
05:20Allah or him?
05:22Him himself.
05:23It is written in his destiny.
05:25He could have passed,
05:26but he does not study,
05:27that is why he failed.
05:28If he fails,
05:29then he will say,
05:30look, I cannot avoid destiny.
05:33That is why it is said,
05:35Allah has said,
05:37if you are so proud of yourself,
05:38before destiny,
05:39ask yourself,
05:40what is this pleasure?
05:43And it is mentioned in Hadith,
05:45that prayer can change destiny.
05:48For example,
05:49if you go for an exam,
05:52and your paper does not go well,
05:54and you know that you will fail,
05:57you come home,
05:58and pray to Allah Ta'ala,
05:59O Allah,
06:00O Allah,
06:01I did not do well in the exam,
06:02please pass me.
06:03Allah Ta'ala will accept your prayer,
06:05and pass you.
06:06It is written in destiny,
06:07that you did not do well in the exam,
06:09you were going to fail.
06:10But you prayed,
06:12Allah Ta'ala also knows,
06:14whether you are going to pray or not.
06:16And it is also written in destiny,
06:17that Allah Ta'ala will accept your prayer.
06:19Allah Ta'ala also knows,
06:20if after 100 years,
06:21a person will pray,
06:22Allah Ta'ala also knows,
06:23will he accept the prayer or not?
06:25That is also written in destiny.
06:26That is why,
06:27we should pray every day.
06:28We should pray every time.
06:29We should pray every time.
06:30Prayer can change your destiny,
06:32which means,
06:33it can change the riddle,
06:34which was going to be your riddle.
06:36But,
06:37it is also written in destiny,
06:38that you are going to pray.
06:39And it is also written,
06:40that Allah Ta'ala will accept your prayer or not.
06:43So, it is written in destiny,
06:44that you were going to fail,
06:45you come home,
06:46you pray,
06:47Allah Ta'ala will accept your prayer,
06:48and you will pass.
06:50That is why,
06:51we Muslims should have faith in Allah.
06:53But,
06:54Allah's Messenger said,
06:55have faith in Allah,
06:56but tie the camel.
06:58You can't say,
06:59I have Taqwa on Allah,
07:00I will keep the door of my house open,
07:01no one will come to rob me.
07:03Allah's Messenger said,
07:04have faith in Allah,
07:05but tie the camel.
07:07So, you should have complete faith in Allah.
07:09But,
07:10you should work hard yourself.
07:12You should do Jihad yourself.
07:13You should follow the Qur'an yourself.
07:15You will say,
07:16it is written in destiny,
07:17that I will steal,
07:18I will steal,
07:19so I won't do it.
07:20And you will steal,
07:21and you will say,
07:22it is written in destiny,
07:23it is your mistake,
07:24not Allah Ta'ala's.
07:25So,
07:26you should work hard,
07:28for a good cause.
07:29Understand the Qur'an,
07:30and follow it.
07:31Insha'Allah,
07:32you will be successful in this world and the hereafter.