The ruling on one who argues with divine decree and destiny regarding sins and violations
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Question : Some people do not know about the violations, and when they are told about them, they say, "This is a heart that Allah has written upon him." What is the truth of this, O Shaykh?
Answer : His argument is invalid. Yes. Allah the Mighty and Majestic said:[Al-An'am 6:148] Then we say to this person, what informed you that misguidance was written upon you before you did it? He knows, so why does he do it? Why does he not assume that Allah has written good for him and that he should do good?
Then we say, you are now choosing, for example, this school over that school, and you do not choose the bad school and say it is written upon you. Then we say, if a town has two roads, one safe and the other dangerous, you will not take the dangerous one and say that it was written upon you. In any case, we are speaking with him about this to refute him, perhaps Allah will guide him; otherwise, if he persists in his argument, the retribution awaits him on the Day of Resurrection.[Al-An'am 6:148]. Clear. May Allah reward you with good. Yes.
Answer : His argument is invalid. Yes. Allah the Mighty and Majestic said:
Those who associated with Allah will say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have associated [anything] and neither would our fathers, nor would we have prohibited anything." Likewise did those before deny until they tasted Our punishment.
سَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ أَشْرَكُوا لَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا أَشْرَكْنَا وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن شَيْءٍ كَذَٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ ذَاقُوا بَأْسَنَاThen we say, you are now choosing, for example, this school over that school, and you do not choose the bad school and say it is written upon you. Then we say, if a town has two roads, one safe and the other dangerous, you will not take the dangerous one and say that it was written upon you. In any case, we are speaking with him about this to refute him, perhaps Allah will guide him; otherwise, if he persists in his argument, the retribution awaits him on the Day of Resurrection.
Likewise did those before deny until they tasted Our punishment.
كَذَٰلِكَ كَذَّبَ الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ حَتَّىٰ ذَاقُوا بَأْسَنَا
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 299 - 336 حكم من يحتج بالقضاء والقدر على المعاصي والمخالفات - الشيخ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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