What is the response to those who say that Allah created people in order for them to differ, citing the verse (And they will continue to differ)
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how does one respond to the one who says that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, created people in order for them to differ, citing His saying, the Exalted:[Hud 11:118-119]
Answer:
He did not create them for the sake of differing, but rather He created them for worship[Adh-Dhariyat 51:56] He did not create them so that they would differ, as this person thinks. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how does one respond to the one who says that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, created people in order for them to differ, citing His saying, the Exalted:
but they will not cease to differ. (119) Except whom your Lord has given mercy, and for that He created them.
وَلَا يَزَالُونَ مُخْتَلِفِينَ إِلَّا مَن رَّحِمَ رَبُّكَ وَلِذَٰلِكَ خَلَقَهُمْAnswer:
He did not create them for the sake of differing, but rather He created them for worship
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [407 -1024]ما الرد على من يقول إن الله خلق الناس لأجل أن يختلفوا مستدلا بالآية (ولا يزالون مختلفين.. — youtube.com
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