Is a human being compelled or given a choice?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a question is repeated: Is a human being compelled or given a choice? He asks: What is the correct view in this matter?
Answer:
It is correct that he is both compelled and given a choice. From the perspective of divine decree and destiny, he is compelled; from the perspective of divine decree and destiny, he is compelled; and from the perspective of his actions, he is given a choice. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, a question is repeated: Is a human being compelled or given a choice? He asks: What is the correct view in this matter?
Answer:
It is correct that he is both compelled and given a choice. From the perspective of divine decree and destiny, he is compelled; from the perspective of divine decree and destiny, he is compelled; and from the perspective of his actions, he is given a choice. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 671- هل الإنسان مسيَّر أو مخيَّر؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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