The ruling on attributing misguidance to the will of Allah
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The questioner:
How should I respond to one who says that Allah is the cause of his misguidance?
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed.
The questioner:
And he said: Because we do not worship or give except by Your will.
The Shaykh:
There is no power and no strength except by Allah. It is not permissible for a person to say that Allah willed misguidance for him. What does he know about the knowledge of Allah and the decree of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He? Rather, he should ask Allah for guidance, success, and obedience. As for this statement, it is ugly; he is disputing with the divine decree, saying, "If Allah had willed guidance for me, I would have been guided. If Allah had willed that I pray, I would have prayed." Allah commands you to pray, and you are able to pray, so why do you not pray? As for attributing it to the divine decree, that is not your concern; that is the concern of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Right now, Allah has commanded you to pray, is that not so? And you are able to pray, is that not so? Why do you not pray?
This is the point of discussion. As for the prior divine decree, its matter is with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
How should I respond to one who says that Allah is the cause of his misguidance?
The Shaykh:
What Allah willed.
The questioner:
And he said: Because we do not worship or give except by Your will.
The Shaykh:
There is no power and no strength except by Allah. It is not permissible for a person to say that Allah willed misguidance for him. What does he know about the knowledge of Allah and the decree of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He? Rather, he should ask Allah for guidance, success, and obedience. As for this statement, it is ugly; he is disputing with the divine decree, saying, "If Allah had willed guidance for me, I would have been guided. If Allah had willed that I pray, I would have prayed." Allah commands you to pray, and you are able to pray, so why do you not pray? As for attributing it to the divine decree, that is not your concern; that is the concern of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Right now, Allah has commanded you to pray, is that not so? And you are able to pray, is that not so? Why do you not pray?
This is the point of discussion. As for the prior divine decree, its matter is with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة التوحيد - 02 — archive.org (13:12)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.