How to respond to one who believes that a person is free in his belief?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we respond to one who says that a person is free in his belief? He takes this from the saying of the Exalted:[Al-Kahf 18:29] Glory be to Allah, and he does not complete the verse, [Al-Kahf 18:29] [Al-Kahf 18:29] Then he said: [Al-Kahf 18:30] Those are the ones for whom are Gardens of Eden, with rivers flowing beneath them, in which they will abide forever. A blessing as a reward and a good place of return. And he does not complete the verses; he takes what he wants and cuts out one word that suits his desire.
Answer:
This is not about freedom; this is not about freedom. This is for rebuke. This is speech of rebuke, and may Allah protect us, and of reproach and humiliation. It is not that a person is free in his belief. A person is a servant of Allah.[Adh-Dhariyat 51:56] So you are a servant. You are a servant, no matter who you are, you are a servant. You do not escape servitude. So either you worship Allah, or you worship Shaytan, or you worship desire, or you worship trees and stones and graves. You are a servant. For this reason, Ibn al-Qayyim (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "Flee from the slavery for which you were created, which is the worship of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Flee from the slavery for which you were created, and you have been afflicted with the slavery of the self and Shaytan." You must be a servant. This servitude is a characteristic of you now. They worship private parts, they worship cows, they worship trivial things. Because they abandoned the worship of Allah, Allah afflicted them with the worship of others. It is a humiliation for them, and may Allah protect us. That is, the one who worships the cow, or the one who worships Allah? Glory be to Allah. Yes. Allah the Exalted knows best. And may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and all his Companions.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do we respond to one who says that a person is free in his belief? He takes this from the saying of the Exalted:
so whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve
فَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْso whoever wills - let him believe; and whoever wills - let him disbelieve." Indeed, 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
فَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيُؤْمِن وَمَن شَاءَ فَلْيَكْفُرْ إِنَّا أَعْتَدْنَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ نَارًا أَحَاطَ بِهِمْ سُرَادِقُهَا وَإِن يَسْتَغِيثُوا يُغَاثُوا بِمَاءٍ كَالْمُهْلِwhich scalds [their] faces. Wretched is the drink, and evil is the resting place.
يَشْوِي الْوُجُوهَ بِئْسَ الشَّرَابُ وَسَاءَتْ مُرْتَفَقًاIndeed, 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.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجْرَ مَنْ أَحْسَنَ عَمَلًاAnswer:
This is not about freedom; this is not about freedom. This is for rebuke. This is speech of rebuke, and may Allah protect us, and of reproach and humiliation. It is not that a person is free in his belief. A person is a servant of Allah.
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف الرد على من يعتقد أن الإنسان حر في عقيدته؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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