Allah the Exalted said: “And it is not for a believing man or a believing woman…” (the verse). Is there evidence in this that commands are obligations?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. By His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:[Al-Ahzab 33:36] Does this indicate that the commands of Allah are obligations, even if their wisdom is not apparent to us? They call them obligations, but the expression has a kind of strangeness.
Answer:
They are not called obligations in the sense that they burden and make things difficult for people. They do not make things difficult for people, nor do they burden them; rather, they are made easy, praise be to Allah.[Al-Hajj 22:78] So the expression is not appropriate for the commands and prohibitions of Allah. It is said that they are obligations. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. By His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He:
It is not for a believing man or a believing woman, when Allah and His Messenger have decided a matter, that they should [thereafter] have any choice about their affair
وَمَا كَانَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ وَلَا مُؤْمِنَةٍ إِذَا قَضَى اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَمْرًا أَن يَكُونَ لَهُمُ الْخِيَرَةُ مِنْ أَمْرِهِمْAnswer:
They are not called obligations in the sense that they burden and make things difficult for people. They do not make things difficult for people, nor do they burden them; rather, they are made easy, praise be to Allah.
and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty
وَمَا جَعَلَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ مِنْ حَرَجٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [427 -521] قال تعالى ﴿وما كان لمؤمن ولا مؤمنة) الآية، هل فيه دليل على أن الأوامر تكاليف؟ — youtube.com
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