What is meant by "qada" (divine decree) in the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him"?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic,[Al-Isra 17:23], he asks: Is this judgment mentioned in the verse a legal judgment or a cosmic judgment? And what is the difference between the two?
Answer:
This is from the Shari'ah ruling.[Al-Isra 17:23] That is, He commanded and advised. So some people obeyed and some people disobeyed. The Shari'ah ruling does not necessitate its occurrence, whereas the cosmic decree must occur. Therefore, whoever interprets the verse by saying "Your Lord decreed" meaning He judged and predestined, that is misguidance, and nothing else. Its meaning is rather that He commanded and advised. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah, Mighty and Majestic,
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُAnswer:
This is from the Shari'ah ruling.
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2420- 4717] ما المراد بالقضاء في قوله تعالى:﴿وقضى ربك ألا تعبدوا إلا إياه﴾ ؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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