Nahj al-Balāgha

Destiny's dominance over predetermination

Volume 1 Section 459 2 narrations
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hadith 2047
459. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Destiny holds sway over (our) predetermination till effort itself brings about ruin.
٤٥٩. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): يَغْلِبُ الْمِقْدَارُعَلَى التَّقْديرِ حَتَّى تَكُونَ الْآفَةُ فِي التَّدْبِيرِ.
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hadith 2048
as-Sayyid ar-Raḍī says: Something of this meaning has already appeared earlier though in words different from these.
قال السيد الرضي: وقد مضى هذا المعنى فيما تقدم برواية تخالف هذه الألفاظ.