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Dear Brother, I would like to ask u a clarification , death date cant be changed for anyone by increased or decreased  , for pharaoh allah gave chance he sent prophet moses to convey his message but pharaoh dint accept islam, had he accepted  the message his death situation might have been changed but the place and time would not have been changed right brother..his death place was in sea will it get changed..pl clear this doubt...

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Answer:

Place and time of death fixed

In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.

Your Question: …..Dear Brother, i would like to ask u a clarification , death date cant be changed for anyone by increased or decreased 

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 3 Surah Ale Imran verse 145:

145 Nor can a soul die except by Allah's leave; the term being fixed as by Decree.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 63 Surah Munafeqoon verse 11:

11 But to no soul will Allah grant respite when the time appointed (for its death) has come: and Allah is well-acquainted with (all) that ye do.

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah Aaraf verse 34:

34 To every people is a term appointed: when their term is reached not an hour (moment) can they cause delay, nor (a moment) can they advance it!

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chatper 6 Surah Anaam verse 61:

61 He (Allah Subhanah) is The Irresistible (Watching) from above over his worshippers and He sets guardians (Angels) over you. At length when death approaches one of you, Our Angels take his soul (at the exact appointed time and place), and they never fail in their duty!

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah Nisaa verse 78:

78 "Whersoever ye are, death will find you out (at its exact Decreed time); even if ye are in towers built up strong and high!"

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 32 Surah As-Sajdah verse 11:

11 Say: "The Angel of Death put in charge of you will (duely) take your souls (at the Decreed time and place): then shall ye be brought back to your Lord."

Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 4.430 Narrated by Abdullah bin Musud

Allah's Messenger (saws)said, "(The matter of the Creation of) a human being is put together in the womb of the mother in forty days, and then he becomes a clot of thick blood for a similar period, and then a piece of flesh for a similar period. Then Allah sends an Angel who is ordered to record four things. He is ordered to write down his (i.e. the new creature's) deeds, his livelihood, his (exact time, place and date of) death, and whether he will be blessed or wretched (in religion). Then the soul is breathed into him.”

In light of the above quoted guidance of the Glorious Quran and the Sunnah, the exact time, date, and place of the death of each individual is Determined and Decreed by The Lord All-Knowing even before the soul of that individual is breathed into its body when it is still in the womb of their mother!

Your Question: …..had he accepted  the message his death situation might have been changed but the place and time would not have been changed right brother..his death place was in sea will it get changed..pl clear this doubt...

Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 5 Surah Luqman Verse 34:

34 Verily the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone). It is He Who sends down rain and He Who knows what is in the wombs. Nor does anyone know what it is that he will earn on the morrow: nor does anyone know in what land he is to die. Verily with Allah is full knowledge and He is acquainted (with all things).

Indeed brother, the exact time, date, and place of the death of each individual is Determined and Decreed by Allah Subhanah even before that individual is born on this earth…..and the Decree of The Lord All-Knowing, All-Wise can never be altered or changed.

Regardless of whether the Pharaoh had chosen to believe or disbelieve, his death would have occurred at the exact time, date, and place as recorded in the ‘Qadr’ or Decree of the Lord Most Exalted, Most Supreme.

Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only Source of Strength.

Your brother and well wisher in Islam,

Burhan