The Meaning of Allah the Exalted’s Saying: “Say, ‘Everyone works according to his own nature’”
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Question:
And this questioner says: Some of the people of innovation, when you forbid them from going to graves and rubbing against them, say to you: Allah says[Al-Isra 17:84] he has found the right path.
Answer:
[Al-Isra 17:84] This is a warning, not a confirmation. This is not a confirmation. Indeed, Allah accepts every religion, and every… No, this is a matter of warning. [Al-Kahf 18:29] This is a warning, not a confirmation. And therefore He said afterwards: [Al-Kahf 18:29] [Al-Kahf 18:29] like molten silver, may Allah protect us from that. [Al-Kahf 18:29].
This is a threat, not an affirmation. On this basis, His saying “Everyone works according to his own nature” is a matter of threat. Therefore, He said, “So your Lord is most aware of who is further astray from the right path,” which indicates that they are not all guided. The one who is guided is one of them, or only a group, and Allah knows them best. Yes.
And this questioner says: Some of the people of innovation, when you forbid them from going to graves and rubbing against them, say to you: Allah says
Each works according to his manner, but your Lord is most knowing of who
كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِ فَرَبُّكُمْ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنْAnswer:
Each works according to his manner
كُلٌّ يَعْمَلُ عَلَىٰ شَاكِلَتِهِso whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve
فَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْIndeed, We have prepared for the wrongdoers a fire whose walls will surround them
إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَاAnd if they call for relief, they will be relieved with water like murky oil
وَإِن يَسْتَغِيثُوا يُغَاثُوا بِمَاءٍ كَالْمُهْلِwhich scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place.
يَشْوِي الْوُجُوهَ بِئْسَ الشَّرَابُ وَسَاءَتْ مُرْتَفَقًاThis is a threat, not an affirmation. On this basis, His saying “Everyone works according to his own nature” is a matter of threat. Therefore, He said, “So your Lord is most aware of who is further astray from the right path,” which indicates that they are not all guided. The one who is guided is one of them, or only a group, and Allah knows them best. Yes.
Source
شرح أحاديث في الفتن والحوادث، باب التغرب في الفتنة — islamhouse.com (53:48)
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