Is the attribute of stratagem condemned in an absolute sense?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, "And Allah is the best of schemers," is there an indication that Allah the Exalted schemes? Is this evidence that the attribute of scheming is not, in all cases, a bad attribute?
Answer:
Stratagem is inflicting punishment or something disliked upon a person in a way that he does not perceive it. If this is done with truth, it is a praiseworthy stratagem, and this is what is attributed to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. If it is done with falsehood, it is a condemned stratagem, and this is the stratagem that is forbidden. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: In the saying of Allah, Glorious and Exalted is He, "And Allah is the best of schemers," is there an indication that Allah the Exalted schemes? Is this evidence that the attribute of scheming is not, in all cases, a bad attribute?
Answer:
Stratagem is inflicting punishment or something disliked upon a person in a way that he does not perceive it. If this is done with truth, it is a praiseworthy stratagem, and this is what is attributed to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. If it is done with falsehood, it is a condemned stratagem, and this is the stratagem that is forbidden. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [469- 4717] هل صفة المكر مذمومة بإطلاق؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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