Submitting to the decree


يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لَا تَكُونُوا كَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَقَالُوا لِإِخْوَانِهِمْ إِذَا ضَرَبُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ أَوْ كَانُوا غُزًّى لَّوْ كَانُوا عِندَنَا مَا مَاتُوا وَمَا قُتِلُوا لِيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ ذَٰلِكَ حَسْرَةً فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ يُحْيِي وَيُمِيتُ ۗ وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ

O you who believe! Be not like those who disbelieve (hypocrites) and who say to their brethren when they travel through the earth or go out to fight: "If they had stayed with us, they would not have died or been killed," so that Allâh may make it a cause of regret in their hearts. It is Allâh that gives life and causes death. And Allâh is All¬Seer of what you do.

(Surah Al Imran 156)

 

Supplication for submitting to the decree

قَدَّرَ اللهُ وَمَا شَاءَ فَعَلَ

Qaddar-Allaahu wa maa shaa’a fa‛al

Allah has decreed and what He wills, He does

 

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: If a mishap should happen to befall you then do not say, “If only I had acted, such and such would have happened.”

Rather, say: “Allah has decreed and what He wills, He does.” For verily (the word) 'IF' lets in the work of the devil.

(Sahih Muslim 2664)