Note: using the terms "luck" & "fortune" (حَظٌّ in Arabic)
23 December 2022 • 3.6K views
Sheikh ibn Baz raḥimahullāh said that there is nothing wrong with using these terms [good luck/good fortune], and this does not negate a person's belief in Qadar (Destiny), because good luck & good fortune is part of Allah's Will and Decree. He used the following Āyah as evidence:
{ وَمَا یُلَقَّىٰهَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلَّذِینَ صَبَرُوا۟ وَمَا یُلَقَّىٰهَاۤ إِلَّا ذُو حَظٍّ عَظِیمࣲ }
“But this cannot be attained except by those who are patient and who are truly fortunate.”
[Surah Fussilat: 35]
Source:
https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/18259/%D8%AD%D9%83%D9%85-%D9%82%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%89%D9%84-%D8%B5%D8%AF%D9%81%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%88-%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%AD%D8%B3%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B8
Al-Mināwi raḥimahullāh said:
«الحظ: النصيب المقدر»
“Luck” is one’s decreed share.
[At-Tawqeef (p. 142)]
This is the meaning intended when a person of Tawheed uses this term.
However, if "luck" is considered a force that causes good or bad things to happen outside of Allah's Decree, then this meaning is absolutely impermissible.