Combining "the best of creation" with "man is an oppressor and ignorant"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: How do you reconcile his saying,[At-Tin 95:4], with His saying, the Exalted, [Al-Ahzab 33:72]?
Answer:
"The best of creation" means that man is complete in his body and senses; he is complete in his hearing, sight, intellect, body, and limbs. His balance is such that he walks and runs on two legs, which is what holds him in this creation, and this is what causes him to fall? Allah, Mighty and Majestic, yes, He placed balance in his body to keep it balanced, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: How do you reconcile his saying,
We have certainly created man in the best of stature;
لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنسَانَ فِي أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍIndeed, he was unjust and ignorant.
إِنَّهُ كَانَ ظَلُومًا جَهُولًاAnswer:
"The best of creation" means that man is complete in his body and senses; he is complete in his hearing, sight, intellect, body, and limbs. His balance is such that he walks and runs on two legs, which is what holds him in this creation, and this is what causes him to fall? Allah, Mighty and Majestic, yes, He placed balance in his body to keep it balanced, yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل فإذا عرف أن كل حركة فأصلها الحب والإرادة ... — islamhouse.com (54:15)
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