What type of will is in the saying of Allah the Exalted: (To whomever you will among you, that he may be upright)?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I am confused by your statement in a previous lesson that the will (iradah) is both cosmic and legislative, and that the will (mashiyah)
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Intention can be either cosmic or legislative, whereas will is only cosmic, as He, the Exalted, said:[At-Takwir 81:28]
The Shaykh:
Yes, and what is the problem with this? There is no problem. "To whomever you will among you" refers to the will of the created beings. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, I am confused by your statement in a previous lesson that the will (iradah) is both cosmic and legislative, and that the will (mashiyah)
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
Intention can be either cosmic or legislative, whereas will is only cosmic, as He, the Exalted, said:
For whoever wills among you to take a right course.
لِمَن شَاءَ مِنكُمْ أَن يَسْتَقِيمَThe Shaykh:
Yes, and what is the problem with this? There is no problem. "To whomever you will among you" refers to the will of the created beings. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [504 -1024] ما نوع المشيئة في قوله تعالى: (لمن شاء منكم أن يستقيم)؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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