Is man compelled or given a choice?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: This issue is whether man is compelled or given a choice. He asks: What is the definitive statement on this?

Answer:
I mean, man is compelled; he is not given a choice. Or is he given a choice? He is both compelled and given a choice. Regarding the actions of Allah in which he has no power to avert them, such as illness, poverty, or wealth, he is compelled in these matters. He has no way to deal with them. Death is also something he dies by. He may love death or not love it, but this is by the decree of Allah, and he cannot avert it.
As for his own actions, the actions of the servant, he is given a choice in them. He is given a choice between obeying or disobeying.
I mean, the choice is a matter of capability, not a matter of legislation. It is a choice of capability by his own will. That is, he does good by his choice and does evil by his choice. It is a choice in terms of his capability. He is the created being, and Allah gave him capability, gave him knowledge, and gave him understanding of things. So he does things by his choice, not by Allah compelling him. He is the one who disobeys, he is the one who obeys, he is the one who prays, he is the one who gives charity, he is the one who strives in the path of Allah, and he is also, on the contrary, the one who abandons prayer, abandons, denies zakah, or withholds it, and so on. This is by his own choice. Yes, so he is compelled regarding the actions of Allah, and given a choice regarding his own actions. Yes.