The Cosmic Will and the Legislative Will
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The questioner:
And when the Shaykh (may Allah preserve you) mentioned in this opportunity that Allah makes everything we desire, then I say: This is how it is. By His legislative will, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) willed Islam for all, but that did not happen.
The Shaykh:
He does what He wills by His cosmic will. The cosmic will is that from which nothing deviates. As for the religious will, it may or may not be realized according to the wisdom of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So there is a difference between the religious will and the cosmic will. Understand this.
And when the Shaykh (may Allah preserve you) mentioned in this opportunity that Allah makes everything we desire, then I say: This is how it is. By His legislative will, Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) willed Islam for all, but that did not happen.
The Shaykh:
He does what He wills by His cosmic will. The cosmic will is that from which nothing deviates. As for the religious will, it may or may not be realized according to the wisdom of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So there is a difference between the religious will and the cosmic will. Understand this.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12/6 شرح كتاب لمعة الاعتقاد : الشريط السادس — youtube.com (1:28:07)
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