What is your opinion of this verse from the perspective of creed: "Let the days do what they will *** And be at peace if the decree has ruled"?
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The questioner : Here he also says: What do you say about this verse from the perspective of creed?
"Let the days do what they will *** And be at peace if the decree has ruled"
The Shaykh : This is from one who holds to figurative interpretation and was a believer, so it is acceptable from him based on interpretation, like their saying:
"The spring caused the herbs to grow"
So whoever is suspected of bad faith should not speak it, and whoever is in an environment of monotheism, where they know that the believer attributes every action in this universe to Allah, but that does not prevent attributing a thing to the cause that Allah the Exalted made a cause, like one who says: "This bread filled me" and "This water quenched my thirst," and there is nothing wrong with that. But one should consider the place where such speech is said; if it is likely to be misunderstood, then one should not utter it. And sufficient in this is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34:1367 If you speak such words that require some interpretation among people who do not understand what you are saying, then the saying of the Messenger mentioned applies: Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 34:1367 But if he lives among Arabs who are still upon monotheism and understanding by the root of their language, then no one doubts that this phrase is from the category of figurative usage in the language, and is not in the Book or the Sunnah, as is explained in the books of Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him).
"Let the days do what they will *** And be at peace if the decree has ruled"
The Shaykh : This is from one who holds to figurative interpretation and was a believer, so it is acceptable from him based on interpretation, like their saying:
"The spring caused the herbs to grow"
So whoever is suspected of bad faith should not speak it, and whoever is in an environment of monotheism, where they know that the believer attributes every action in this universe to Allah, but that does not prevent attributing a thing to the cause that Allah the Exalted made a cause, like one who says: "This bread filled me" and "This water quenched my thirst," and there is nothing wrong with that. But one should consider the place where such speech is said; if it is likely to be misunderstood, then one should not utter it. And sufficient in this is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him):