Combining Divine Decree with Command and Arguing with Divine Decree
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Question:
The Shaykh said: We know that what Allah the Exalted has decreed is what happens, even if it contradicts our will. As for the one who is destroyed by it, it has been written for him. When the time is decreed, the choice of justice is made, and he is supported by others, because Allah the Glorious and Exalted does not bring forward His own self.
Answer:
Allah did not say to you, "Sit, because I have decreed such and such for you." Rather, He commanded you to act. He commanded you to act and gave you the ability to do so. He gave you a mind to distinguish between harm and benefit. He did not say to you, "Sit, because I have decreed it for you." Rather, He said, "Act, believe in Allah, pray, give zakah, and strive in the path of Allah." So how can you abandon the commands?
And relying on divine decree is the path of misguidance. Those who rely on divine decree and abandon the command must combine divine decree with the command. We believe in divine decree and act according to the command. The One who decrees the decrees is the One who commanded the commands, forbade the prohibitions, commanded us to comply, and gave us the ability to do so. Yes.
The Shaykh said: We know that what Allah the Exalted has decreed is what happens, even if it contradicts our will. As for the one who is destroyed by it, it has been written for him. When the time is decreed, the choice of justice is made, and he is supported by others, because Allah the Glorious and Exalted does not bring forward His own self.
Answer:
Allah did not say to you, "Sit, because I have decreed such and such for you." Rather, He commanded you to act. He commanded you to act and gave you the ability to do so. He gave you a mind to distinguish between harm and benefit. He did not say to you, "Sit, because I have decreed it for you." Rather, He said, "Act, believe in Allah, pray, give zakah, and strive in the path of Allah." So how can you abandon the commands?
And relying on divine decree is the path of misguidance. Those who rely on divine decree and abandon the command must combine divine decree with the command. We believe in divine decree and act according to the command. The One who decrees the decrees is the One who commanded the commands, forbade the prohibitions, commanded us to comply, and gave us the ability to do so. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 22 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/وسط في باب الصفات/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (45:45)
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