The Difference Between the Lam of Causation and the Lam of Deserving in the Phrase: "So that they may worship"
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Question:
He says: You stated that the lam in the phrase of Allah the Exalted,[Adh-Dhariyat 51:56], that the lam in "liya'budu" (so that they may worship) is for causation, and there are those who said that the lam here is for deserving. So what is the difference between the lam of causation and the lam of deserving?
Answer:
There is no difference between them; it is a right for Allah, and it is also a cause for Allah. Yes.
He says: You stated that the lam in the phrase of Allah the Exalted,
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِAnswer:
There is no difference between them; it is a right for Allah, and it is also a cause for Allah. Yes.
Source
شهر الله الحرام 06-01-1441هـ جامع الإمام تركي بن عبد الله بالرياض — alfawzan.live (40:33)
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