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"Nothing can change the Divine Decree except dua." - Jami' Al-Tirmidhi

Taqdeer is Pre-destiny; Qadaa is Allah's foreknowledge of events prior to occurence; Qadr is Allah's bringing into existence those events in accordance to His Knowledge.

However, the dua itself is pre-destined. It can be understood that, so and so will at a specific time make this XYZ dua which will result in the change of his taqdeer. Even though the taqdeer did change due to his Dua, but the whole thing itself was pre-destined to happen.

Wahb ibn Munabbih (rahmatullah alayhi, who was amongst the Tabi'een) said, "I looked into the matter of qadar, and I was bewildered. I looked into it again, and I was still bewildered. I then concluded that the most knowledgeable of people regarding qadar are those who keep the farthest away from it, and the most ignorant of people regarding qadar are those who talk most about it."

The above quote is supported by the hadith:
"When destiny is discussed, restrain yourself from it." - Tabarani.

Also, one should have the courage to accept things that are not understandable to oneself. As Allah states, "And of knowledge you have been given but little" (17:85)

And Allah knows best.

Taken from askimam.org by Mufti Ebrahim Desai DB