Is it permissible for us to say: Allah the Exalted did not create pure evil?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for us to say that Allah the Exalted did not create pure evil?
Answer:
Yes, Allah did not create pure evil; rather, He created the evil that leads to good. He did not create evil for its own sake, but for the good and benefits that result from it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for us to say that Allah the Exalted did not create pure evil?
Answer:
Yes, Allah did not create pure evil; rather, He created the evil that leads to good. He did not create evil for its own sake, but for the good and benefits that result from it. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [633 -939] هل يجوز أن نقول: إن الله سبحانه لم يخلق شرا محضا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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