Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And if Allah had willed, He would have guided the people all together"

Question:
There is nothing we know from you regarding the exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: "And it was not for Allah to make every soul have its own [guidance]" [the verses]

Answer:
It is clear but He did not will that for His wisdom, so that the truthful may be distinguished from the liar, and so that there may be will and choice for the human being, so that he is not compelled to believe, but rather it is by his will, his choice, and his desire. Does Allah have wisdom in that, Glorified and Exalted is He? And is He not capable of guiding the people all together so that there would be no disbeliever among them?
But He made it up to them and to their choice and their will, so that the truthful may be distinguished from the liar, and so that they may have an action for which they are rewarded. If they had been compelled to believe, they would not have had the merit they have in that, because they would have been compelled to it. Allah is Wise in His creation and His command, Glorified and Exalted is He. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.