The ruling on saying that Allah created the creatures for the sake of man
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, this is a set of questions, and this is one of them. The questioner asks: Is it correct to say that
Answer:
Allah created all the other creatures for the sake of man and his benefit from them. Yes, Allah mentioned this in the Qur'an[Al-Jathiyah 45:13] [Al-Baqarah 2:29] There is no doubt that these creatures were created; Allah created man to worship Him [Adh-Dhariyat 51:56] and He created these things to help him in the worship of Allah, making them subservient to him.
Honorable Shaykh, this is a set of questions, and this is one of them. The questioner asks: Is it correct to say that
Answer:
Allah created all the other creatures for the sake of man and his benefit from them. Yes, Allah mentioned this in the Qur'an
And He has subjected to you whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth - all from Him
وَسَخَّرَ لَكُم مَّا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا مِّنْهُIt is He who created for you all of that which is on the earth. Then He directed Himself to the heaven
هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ لَكُم مَّا فِي الْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا ثُمَّ اسْتَوَىٰ إِلَى السَّمَاءِAnd I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالْإِنسَ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُونِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 12 — youtube.com (37:02)
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