Is it permissible to attribute something to nature, such as saying that the cause of earthquakes is the weakness of the Earth's crust?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to attribute something to nature, such as saying that the cause of earthquakes is the weakness of the Earth's crust?
Answer:
Regarding earthquakes, Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in *Istidrak al-Sa'adah* that he cited a cause for them. Allah links things to their causes; there is no doubt that anything with a cause is created by Allah with that cause. Earthquakes have causes; there is
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to attribute something to nature, such as saying that the cause of earthquakes is the weakness of the Earth's crust?
Answer:
Regarding earthquakes, Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned in *Istidrak al-Sa'adah* that he cited a cause for them. Allah links things to their causes; there is no doubt that anything with a cause is created by Allah with that cause. Earthquakes have causes; there is
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [232 -521] هل يجوز أن يُنسب للطبيعة شيء، كقولهم: إن سبب الزلازل هو ضعف القشرة الأرضية؟ — youtube.com
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