Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

Can dua change what is written in destiny?

“Can dua change the things already written by Allah in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz? Please clarify. There is a hadith: 'La taruddu al-qada illa al-dua.'”Asked by Muhammad Tufail, Islamabad, Pakistan

He answers at 39:35 in God Gives in Abundance · 4 min 22 sec

His answer, in his own words
39:35
mayusi ka koi sawal nahi hai. maulana, sari ummat ke liye yahi ek paigham kafi hai." jazaak allah. ah, muhammad irfan rashidi sahib ne nagpur se likha hai: "maulana sahib, mera take away yeh hai ke humein allah ki rehmat se mayoos nahi hona chahiye." this inspires me a lot. maulana, agla ah sawal ah islamabad pakistan se muhammad tufail sahib ne bheja hai. unhone aapse poocha hai ke "can dua change the things already written by allah in lauh-e-mehfooz?" is ko wazeh karen. yeh to dekhiye, hadith mein aata hai ke "la taruddu dua, la tarudda al-qada illa al-dua." la tarudda al-qada illa al-dua. to yeh to sabit hai, lekin yaad rakhiye ke dua ko genuine hona chahiye. genuine, aap agar dua karen jis tarah aaj kal bad dua hoti hai:
40:53
"falan ko halak kar de", aisi dua bilkul qabool nahi hogi, kabhi bhi nahi. aap hazar saal tak dua karte rahiye, kisi ke liye bad dua karen to yeh allah ke scheme ke khilaf hai. aap is ki hidayat ke liye dua karen, hidayat ke liye to allah ke scheme ke mutabiq hogi. to achi dua qabool hoti hai, buri dua qabool hoti hi nahi. main apne bachpan se sunta aaya hoon yeh bad dua masjidon mein: "allahum al-kufra al-mushrikeen", lekin aaj tak koi khabar nahi suni ke yeh dua qabool hui hogi. to dua genuine genuine honi chahiye, tab zaroor qabool hogi. woh
41:42
doctor naghma siddiqui ne delhi se likha hai: "i am thankful to god for guiding me to this mission. it is the true islamic mission. everyday i realize god's hand in guiding me, and i sincerely thank him for it. i will continue to do dawah work till my last breath." bangalore team jo is waqt collectively watch kar rahi hai, unhone comment bheja hai. unhone likha hai: "maulana, aaj ki class se da'wati kaam ke silsile mein bohat hausla mila, aur humne faisla kiya hai ke hum khalis dawah da'wati kaam karenge. is ke sath kisi bhi doosri cheez ko mix nahi karenge, inshallah." inshallah. maulana, unhone ek sawal bhi bheja hai.
42:35
unka sawal hai: "rasool allah ka yeh qaul hai: kalma parhne se arab o ajam ke malik banaye jaenge." maulana, is ka kya matlab hai? kya yeh siyasi maene mein tha? dekhen, malik ke maene siyasi nahi hain. nahi, yeh kalma sare alam mein phailaga, logon ke dilon ko maskhar karega, sare alam ki hidayat ka zariya banega. woh kisi bhi aitbaar se siyasi maene mein nahi hai, nahi hai, nahi hai. muhammad ammar sahib ne delhi se comment bheja hai. unhone likha hai: "maulana, i always wanted to become a da'i and used to pray to the almighty to make me part of his mission.
43:31
allah gifted me CPS international in response to my prayer. today i thank allah that he has answered my prayer. alhamdulillah, today i am a da'i. maulana, i request you to pray for me that may allah accept my work and make it easy for me to help spread his message everywhere." inshallah. maulana, agla sawal boston se asad parvez sahib ne bheja hai. unhone likha hai: "maulana, it was a very hopeful lecture.
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