Is the servant compelled or given a choice?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: How do I distinguish between the decrees that are compelled and the decrees that are given a choice?
Answer:
There are no such things as compelled decrees and decrees given a choice. Is the servant compelled or given a choice? Is the servant compelled or given a choice? The answer is that he is both compelled and given a choice. In terms of what happens to him by the divine decree and destiny of Allah, he is compelled. In terms of what results from his actions, whether obedience, disobedience, disbelief, or faith, he is given a choice. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: How do I distinguish between the decrees that are compelled and the decrees that are given a choice?
Answer:
There are no such things as compelled decrees and decrees given a choice. Is the servant compelled or given a choice? Is the servant compelled or given a choice? The answer is that he is both compelled and given a choice. In terms of what happens to him by the divine decree and destiny of Allah, he is compelled. In terms of what results from his actions, whether obedience, disobedience, disbelief, or faith, he is given a choice. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2669] هل العبد مسير أم مخير؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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