Is misguidance an attribute of Allah the Exalted, based on His saying: “If Allah intends to misguide you”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Hud 11:34], he asks: Is misguidance an attribute of Allah the Exalted, or is He merely informing about it?
Answer:
This verb is an action, not an attribute of Allah. It is one of His actions, like all His other actions. The will here is the cosmic, decreed will. Yes, and He, Glorified and Exalted is He, does not will their misguidance in terms of creation or decree except because of their own actions, for they disobeyed Noah (peace be upon him)[Hud 11:34] because they abandoned his advice, contradicted him, and disobeyed him. Therefore, Allah Mighty and Majestic misled them as a punishment for them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: Regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
If Allah should intend to put you in error
إِن كَانَ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَن يُغْوِيَكُمْAnswer:
This verb is an action, not an attribute of Allah. It is one of His actions, like all His other actions. The will here is the cosmic, decreed will. Yes, and He, Glorified and Exalted is He, does not will their misguidance in terms of creation or decree except because of their own actions, for they disobeyed Noah (peace be upon him)
And my advice will not benefit you - although I wished to advise you
وَلَا يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِي إِنْ أَرَدتُّ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1708- 4717] هل الإغواء صفة لله تعالى أخذا من قوله تعالى:﴿إن كان الله يريد أن يغويكم﴾؟الشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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