Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Whoever wills, let him believe, and whoever wills, let him disbelieve”
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Question:
Salih, this questioner has used the letters Sad and Mīm as a code for his name, al-Tamimi from Riyadh. He asks regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted[Al-Kahf 18:29] Does this meaning indicate freedom?
Answer:
We ask Allah for well-being. Freedom in creed, as they say, freedom in religion? No, you are a slave to Allah,[Adh-Dhariyat 51:56], and your worship of Allah is for your benefit; it is honor for you and liberation from the servitude of desire, from the servitude of lusts, from the servitude of following people and being humbled before people. In the servitude of Allah lies true freedom.
As for His saying, the Exalted: "And say: The truth is from your Lord," the questioner asks: What is the answer to the verse[Al-Kahf 18:29]? Let him do [Al-Kahf 18:29-31]. Allah mentioned this command.
It is called a command of threat. Is it a command of choice? It is a command of threat, as evidenced by the fact that the warning is mentioned regarding the disbeliever, and the good reward is mentioned regarding the believer. This indicates that this is not for the sake of choice. Rather, the one who says this is either ignorant, or has ill intent, or is an atheist who wants to interpret the words of Allah other than their meaning, and wants people to be liberated from the servitude of Allah to the servitude of the taghut, and the servitude of idols, trees, stones, shrines, and the like. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Salih, this questioner has used the letters Sad and Mīm as a code for his name, al-Tamimi from Riyadh. He asks regarding the saying of Allah the Exalted
so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve
فَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْAnswer:
We ask Allah for well-being. Freedom in creed, as they say, freedom in religion? No, you are a slave to Allah,
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِAs for His saying, the Exalted: "And say: The truth is from your Lord," the questioner asks: What is the answer to the verse
And say, "The truth is from your Lord, so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever
وَقُلِ الْحَقُّ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَاءَIndeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them. And if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil, which scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place. (30) Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds - indeed, We will not allow to be lost the reward of any who did well in deeds. (31) Those will have gardens of perpetual residence; beneath them rivers will flow. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold
إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا وَإِن يَسْتَغِيثُوا يُغَاثُوا بِمَاءٍ كَالْمُهْلِ يَشْوِي الْوُجُوهَ بِئْسَ الشَّرَابُ وَسَاءَتْ مُرْتَفَقًا إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًا أُولَٰئِكَ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتُ عَدْنٍ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهِمُ الْأَنْهَارُ يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍIt is called a command of threat. Is it a command of choice? It is a command of threat, as evidenced by the fact that the warning is mentioned regarding the disbeliever, and the good reward is mentioned regarding the believer. This indicates that this is not for the sake of choice. Rather, the one who says this is either ignorant, or has ill intent, or is an atheist who wants to interpret the words of Allah other than their meaning, and wants people to be liberated from the servitude of Allah to the servitude of the taghut, and the servitude of idols, trees, stones, shrines, and the like. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/283 — archive.org (8:32)
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