The Wisdom Behind the Creation of People
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Question:
Abu Badr from Riyadh says: Honorable Shaykh, the absence of the wisdom for which people were created is something that afflicts many people, causing them to be in ignorance, in a vortex, and in shortcoming in the worship of Allah. Would you please direct a word to them regarding this?
Answer:
How can the wisdom be absent? Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Adh-Dhariyat 51:56] So the wisdom behind the creation of the jinn and mankind is that they should perform the worship of Allah, and its benefit returns to them; Allah does not benefit from it. Allah is free of need regarding His worship, but we are the ones in need of our worship. So out of the mercy of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) He made His worship obligatory upon us for our benefit, and He forbade us from disobedience to Him, and from shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief), because this harm befalls us. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is not benefited by the obedience of the obedient, nor is He harmed by the disobedience of the disobedient; rather, this returns to us. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Abu Badr from Riyadh says: Honorable Shaykh, the absence of the wisdom for which people were created is something that afflicts many people, causing them to be in ignorance, in a vortex, and in shortcoming in the worship of Allah. Would you please direct a word to them regarding this?
Answer:
How can the wisdom be absent? Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/263 — archive.org (12:26)
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