Umar on Qadr: I accept Allah’s decree, like it or not

Sufyan reported: Umar ibn al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said, “I do not care if I wake up to what I like or dislike, for I do not know if goodness is found in what I like or dislike.”

Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 7/271

عَن سُفْيَان قَالَ قَالَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ رَضِيَ الله عَنْه مَا أُبَالِي عَلَى مَا أَصْبَحْتُ عَلَى مَا أُحِبُّ أَوْ عَلَى مَا أَكْرَهُ إِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي الْخَيْرَ فِيمَا أُحِبُّ أَوْ فِيمَا أَكْرَهُ

7/271 حلية الأولياء وطبقات الأصفياء

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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