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Can someone explain the concept of destiny and free will in Islam?

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I have a question which i want to be answered please if you can.
Okay, so this gal at skool askd dis question n i kind of knew da answer but i didn’t want 2 say netin rong so now i’m askin ne1 i can for an answer. neways, dis is how my conversation went wid my friend maryam:

Maryam: i hav had dis question in my mind dat keeps bugging me. It s dat Allah (swt) has said dat whoever doeas bad in dis world den he will go 2 hel but Allah (swt) chooses if we r 2 b gud or bad in dis world right. So if it was ritten in r destiny dat we do bad den in dis world we will do naafarmaan n disobey Allah (swt) and do bad. So deres a man 2 be born n in his destiny it was ritten dat he do bad. He’s born, he grows up, and as it was ritten 4 him, he does bad. It wasn’t his choice dat he do bad, it was ritten 4 him. He didn’t choose really, Allah (swt) chose. So since he dun bad, he will go 2 jahannum 4 doin all dem bad tings as sed in the qur’aan. Surely, he didn’t get a chance 2 do good or bad.
So I told dis gal dat well really, i had dis same conversation wid sum1 a few days ago. They sed dat really, u should never go towards dis topic about destiny. But I also told her dat I will insha’Allah tell her more if I find netin about it. Can ne1 help?

Answer
Bismihi Ta’ala

Although Rasoolullah Sallallahu alaihi Wasallam has discouraged us from discussing the issue of fate and destiny, I feel the importance to clarify the above-mentioned question that probably clouds the minds of many individuals of this generation.

First and foremost, I’d like to point out that no individual has the right to question Allah’s wisdom. Our fate is destined by Allah’s wisdom. He knows what is right or wrong for every individual. This must be carefully understood.

The issue in question is that although Allah ta’ala has written the destiny of each and every individual, man has a choice to pick and choose whatever he wishes. We are not forced by Allah ta’ala to do anything. That is why the Qur’an says: ” Then whoever will, let him believe, and whoever will, let him disbelieve”. This means that what is required from mankind is manifest and clear, but to believe in it, submit to it, affirm to it and act upon it is the choice of each and every individual.

From this we come to know, fate is destined by Allah, but man has the choice over his actions. This is all we need to understand on this issue and no more questions must be raised. Shaytaan is always trying to weaken our faith by creating baseless doubts in our minds. When these doubts come, recite the Ta’awwuz and occupy yourself in something else.

May Allah save us from Shaytaans trap.

And Allah knows best.

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Mufti Yaseen Shaikh

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This answer was collected from MuftiSays.com, based in London (UK). It is one of the fruits of Darul Uloom London. Many ‘ulama are involved in answering the Q&A on the site, including: Shaikul Hadeeth Mufti Umar Farooq Sahib, Mufti Saifur Rahman Sahib, Mufti Abdullah Patel Sahib, Maulana Qamruz Zaman Sahib, Mufti Abu Bakr Karolia Sahib.

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