Religions > Atheism > 200 There is nothing wrong with using the expression 'by chance' 200
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23 Jun 2005 05:57:50 AM |
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200 There is nothing wrong with using the expression 'by chance' 200 |
There is nothing wrong with using the expression "by chance"
Question:
Is it permissible to use the expression "by chance", such as saying, "I went to the market and I met So and so by chance"?
Is this phrase "by chance" haraam or does it constitute shirk (associating others with Allaah)? What should I say instead of this? Please advise me, may Allaah reward you with good.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
There is nothing wrong with using the phrase "by chance," because what the speaker means is that he met that person without a prior agreement to meet, and without intending to do so; he does not mean that this meeting happened without the decree of Allaah.
The use of this expression (sudfatan in Arabic) is mentioned in some ahaadeeth, such as that narrated by Muslim (2144) from Anas who said: I set out with him (i.e., with `Abd-Allaah ibn Abi Talhah) to go to the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), and we met him by chance and he was ...Go here for the rest of the answer http://www.islammuslims.com/islam-qa/Volume_2/Chapter_1.htm#_RWTOC-4
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| User: "Ben Goren" |
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| Title: Re: 200 There is nothing wrong with using the expression 'by chance'200 |
26 Jun 2005 08:32:41 PM |
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islamic_journal wrote:
Praise be to Allaah.
Tell me, do you know a guy named Phillip Williams? 'Cause I bet
the two of you'd get along just simmingly. He thinks much the same
way you do.
His email address is <Phillip.Williams@webswapp.com>
Cheers,
b&
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