Phrase: Allah knows what would have been if it had happened, and how it would have been
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it correct to say that Allah knows what would have been if it had happened, and how it would have been? And did this phrase come from the Salaf?
Answer:
Yes, they say this: He knows what was, what will be, and what did not happen, how it would have been. They cited as evidence for this His saying:[Al-An'am 6:28]. Returning them to the world will never happen; it is impossible. And yet, He knows what would have happened if they had been returned. If they had been returned, they would have reverted to what they were forbidden from. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is it correct to say that Allah knows what would have been if it had happened, and how it would have been? And did this phrase come from the Salaf?
Answer:
Yes, they say this: He knows what was, what will be, and what did not happen, how it would have been. They cited as evidence for this His saying:
And even if they were returned, they would return to that which they were forbidden
وَلَوْ رُدُّوا لَعَادُوا لِمَا نُهُوا عَنْهُ
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وقال النبي - صلى الله عليه وسلم - لحصين — islamhouse.com (55:06)
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