Destiny / Taqdeer Heaven And Hell In The Light Of Hadith Narrations
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(Hadith-02) Please refer to the video below from 31:54 to 40:48 https://youtu.be/8Xp1MHFyJLM?t=1914
While we should work hard and try to be successful in the affairs of this world, we must also understand that hard work is not the only pre-requisite for success. Consider a person who might decide to spend his days and nights in digging up a mountain in search of diamonds. He can work as hard as he wants but if the diamonds do not exist in the mountain he will never be successful in his venture. As a matter of observation, success in this world is a function of intelligent decisions, hard work, persistence, patience, attitude towards failures, and a whole lot of other things. Even if everything lines up, the timing might not be right. In affairs of this world, what’s required from us is that we make the best possible effort, because without effort there’s no success, and leave the results up to God.
You don’t think that this belief in destiny is the reason many Muslim civilisations have become weaker in today’s society and the reason western civilisations have outshined Muslims in modern times. Many Muslims are not successful in this life, because they think they aren’t destined for success or don’t look after their health because they think they’re destined to be sick. Or they fail the exam and think they were destined to fail. Or they fail their business and think business is not for them and it’s not in their destiny but if they had tried harder and carried on and didn’t give up most off these things could have been avoided and they would be successful. This belief in destiny has almost been detrimental to the progression of Muslims. How do you reconcile this ?