The default state of the human being is injustice and ignorance
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Question:
The Shaykh says: It combines Allah’s saying,[Al-Ahzab 33:72], with the fact that the human being is created for success and misguidance. The people of the default position hold that the human being is inclined toward injustice and ignorance.
Answer:
This is a disagreement among the scholars: Is the default state of the human being injustice and ignorance? Or is the default state of the human being good, and evil is an incidental matter that occurred to him afterward? This is a disagreement among the scholars, and this verse indicates that the default state is thus, except for those whom Allah guides. The default state is injustice and ignorance, except for those whom Allah guides.
The Shaykh says: It combines Allah’s saying,
Indeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًاAnswer:
This is a disagreement among the scholars: Is the default state of the human being injustice and ignorance? Or is the default state of the human being good, and evil is an incidental matter that occurred to him afterward? This is a disagreement among the scholars, and this verse indicates that the default state is thus, except for those whom Allah guides. The default state is injustice and ignorance, except for those whom Allah guides.
Source
ظلم الإنسان وجهالته — alfawzan.live
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