Does a person have a choice in his obedience and his disobedience?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Muhammad 'Abd Allah from Tabuk says: Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, guides whom He wills and misguides whom He wills, and hastens whom He wills and delays whom He wills, and no one perishes except one who is destined to perish. Does a person have a share in choice or will? Is he a righteous servant, or is he misguided, or is he a sinner?
Answer:
This questioner asks himself: Can he walk? Can he eat and drink? Can he obey or disobey? There is no doubt that he will know that he is capable of all these things. Allah guides whom He wills and leads astray whom He wills through causes on the part of the servant. Allah guides the one who is fit for guidance, who calls upon Allah for guidance, who follows its path, and whom He grants success. He leads astray the one who does not want guidance, does not love it, and does not love what is good; Allah leads him astray.[Al-Layl 92:5-7], [Al-Layl 92:8-10], Yes.
May Allah reward you. Muhammad 'Abd Allah from Tabuk says: Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, guides whom He wills and misguides whom He wills, and hastens whom He wills and delays whom He wills, and no one perishes except one who is destined to perish. Does a person have a share in choice or will? Is he a righteous servant, or is he misguided, or is he a sinner?
Answer:
This questioner asks himself: Can he walk? Can he eat and drink? Can he obey or disobey? There is no doubt that he will know that he is capable of all these things. Allah guides whom He wills and leads astray whom He wills through causes on the part of the servant. Allah guides the one who is fit for guidance, who calls upon Allah for guidance, who follows its path, and whom He grants success. He leads astray the one who does not want guidance, does not love it, and does not love what is good; Allah leads him astray.
(5) As for he who gives and fears Allah (6) And believes in the best [reward], (7) We will ease him toward ease.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ(8) But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need (9) And denies the best [reward], (10) We will ease him toward difficulty.
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 7805- هل للإنسان اختيار في طاعته ومعصيته؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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