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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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My mother is ignorant and always says, "If Allah had willed, He would not have punished anyone," as if she is contradicting Allah's punishment of people. How do I refute her?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: My mother is old and she is ignorant, and she always says, "If Allah had willed, He would not have punished anyone," as if she is contradicting Allah's punishment of people. So how do I refute her in that? Explain to her; perhaps she is a follower of a sect and does not read from anyone.

Answer:
Explain to her that this is wrong and not permissible. This is not permissible speech; this is the speech of the Jabriyyah.
If Allah had willed, we would not have worshipped anything other than Himلَوْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ مَا عَبَدْنَا مِن دُونِهِ مِن شَيْءٍ
[An-Nahl 16:35]
, and not
neither we nor our fathers, nor would we have forbiddenنَّحْنُ وَلَا آبَاؤُنَا وَلَا حَرَّمْنَا مِن
[An-Nahl 16:35]
anything. They say, "Allah is pleased with this, Allah is pleased with this." Allah refuted them, saying:
And We certainly sent into every nation a messenger, [saying], "Worship Allah and avoid Taghut."وَلَقَدْ بَعَثْنَا فِي كُلِّ أُمَّةٍ رَّسُولًا أَنِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُوا الطَّاغُوتَ
[An-Nahl 16:36]
He did not leave them; He sent messengers to them and did not excuse them on the basis that they say, "If Allah had willed, we would not have..." Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [468 -521]أمي جاهلة تقول دائما لو شاء الله ما عذب أحدا كأنها تعارض تعذيب الله للناس فكيف أنكر عليها؟ — youtube.com

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