Combining Faith in the Divine Decree, Its Good and Its Evil, with the Hadith: “And evil is not from You”
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Question:
This questioner says: How do we combine his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), “And in the divine decree, its good and its evil,” with his saying, “And evil is not from You”?
Answer:
The divine decree is the decree of its good and its evil. He did not say “the evil of Allah,” nor did he say “the evil of Allah the Exalted.” He said “the evil of the divine decree.” The divine decree contains evil and it contains good, because Allah decreed the good and the evil. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: How do we combine his saying (peace and blessings be upon him), “And in the divine decree, its good and its evil,” with his saying, “And evil is not from You”?
Answer:
The divine decree is the decree of its good and its evil. He did not say “the evil of Allah,” nor did he say “the evil of Allah the Exalted.” He said “the evil of the divine decree.” The divine decree contains evil and it contains good, because Allah decreed the good and the evil. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 26-06-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (56:51)
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