The Wisdom of the Existence of Good and Evil in This World
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Question:
The Shaykh asked: Is it true that if there were no evil and no disbelief, the earth would be corrupted? Is it from the wisdom of Allah that He made good and evil exist in this world?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the existence of good and evil is from the wisdom of Allah, so that the one who desires good is distinguished from the one who desires evil. If there were no evil and the entire world were good, the sound would not be distinguished from what is not sound. But by the presence of opposites, this is distinguished from that. It is a trial and a test, and things are distinguished by their opposites, as the poet says. Yes.
The Shaykh asked: Is it true that if there were no evil and no disbelief, the earth would be corrupted? Is it from the wisdom of Allah that He made good and evil exist in this world?
Answer:
There is no doubt that the existence of good and evil is from the wisdom of Allah, so that the one who desires good is distinguished from the one who desires evil. If there were no evil and the entire world were good, the sound would not be distinguished from what is not sound. But by the presence of opposites, this is distinguished from that. It is a trial and a test, and things are distinguished by their opposites, as the poet says. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 28 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/الإيمان بالقدر خيره وشره/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة — youtube.com (54:19)
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