The Jabriyyah, the Qadariyyah, and the Actions of Servants
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The questioner:
We will see that the Shaykh’s distinction is: how valid is this phrase? The people’s principles regarding the actions of servants are: first, that they are from the earning and creation of the servant, apart from Allah; this is the saying of the Jabriyyah. Second, that they are from Allah and not from Him.
The Shaykh:
This is the saying of the Jabariyyah. The Jabariyyah do not say that it is from the creation of the servant, nor from his earning; rather, they say that this comes from this Jabariyyah, that it comes in these verses: the servant has no will, no desire, and no choice; rather, he is compelled. And the one who says that the earning is like the saying of al-Ash'ari (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding Ibn Ghaybah, which was introduced into it. Yes.
The questioner:
The second is that it is from Allah and the servant has nothing of it, and this is the strength of the evidence.
The Shaykh:
No, no, on the contrary. The Jabriyyah say that it is from Allah and the servant has nothing in it, and the Qadariyyah say that it is for the servant and Allah has nothing in it. These Qadariyyah are the Mu'tazilah.
The questioner:
(May Allah be pleased with him) says: He affirmed that it is shared between the servant and Allah, and his saying is in the Sunnah.
The Shaykh:
So we know, O Shaykh, that Allah is the One who created them, and the servant is the one who did them with his will, choice, purpose, and intention. Yes, so they are the action of the servant, and they are the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes, because Allah created the servant and created his actions. Yes, they are the creation of Allah and the action of the servant and his work. Yes.
We will see that the Shaykh’s distinction is: how valid is this phrase? The people’s principles regarding the actions of servants are: first, that they are from the earning and creation of the servant, apart from Allah; this is the saying of the Jabriyyah. Second, that they are from Allah and not from Him.
The Shaykh:
This is the saying of the Jabariyyah. The Jabariyyah do not say that it is from the creation of the servant, nor from his earning; rather, they say that this comes from this Jabariyyah, that it comes in these verses: the servant has no will, no desire, and no choice; rather, he is compelled. And the one who says that the earning is like the saying of al-Ash'ari (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding Ibn Ghaybah, which was introduced into it. Yes.
The questioner:
The second is that it is from Allah and the servant has nothing of it, and this is the strength of the evidence.
The Shaykh:
No, no, on the contrary. The Jabriyyah say that it is from Allah and the servant has nothing in it, and the Qadariyyah say that it is for the servant and Allah has nothing in it. These Qadariyyah are the Mu'tazilah.
The questioner:
(May Allah be pleased with him) says: He affirmed that it is shared between the servant and Allah, and his saying is in the Sunnah.
The Shaykh:
So we know, O Shaykh, that Allah is the One who created them, and the servant is the one who did them with his will, choice, purpose, and intention. Yes, so they are the action of the servant, and they are the creation of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes, because Allah created the servant and created his actions. Yes, they are the creation of Allah and the action of the servant and his work. Yes.
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في النوع الثالث من التوحيد لأهل الإلحاد — islamhouse.com (6:02)
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