On the interpretation of the saying of Allah, the Exalted: ((So he thought that We could never overcome him)).

The Shaykh : It is only divine decree, and nothing more than that.

The questioner : ... Yunus.

The Shaykh : Yes?

The questioner : The word of Yunus (peace be upon him), meaning naturally... does it imply shirk (associating partners with Allah)?

The Shaykh : No, it does not imply shirk, but it was a moment of heedlessness on his part that this was not included in the general decree of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) over him... it happened.

The questioner : He thought that Allah was not able to overcome him.

The Shaykh : The error comes from here; some people interpreted it as what?

Eid Abbasi : As being from the power over which He provided his sustenance; meaning: He restricted it.

Another questioner : This is like what the professor mentioned... meaning.

Another questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, yes, it is preserved.

Another questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : It is possible that this is the case.
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The questioner: Oh, teacher.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : I read in the book "Al-Ta'liq 'ala al-'Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah" (Commentary on the Tahawi Creed) that it says: ... that it is from the power... perhaps this statement was a printing error?

The Shaykh : No, there is no printing error... did you read the statement in the explanation of the creed?

The questioner : ... like this, from the power.

The Shaykh : "Sharh al-'Aqidah" (Explanation of the Creed) in the core of the creed or in my commentary?

The questioner : ... .

Another questioner : The small one or the large one?

The Shaykh : In the explanation, there are things we do not approve of, without a doubt; because my aim in my commentary on the book was not to transmit the book, but to trace the hadiths of the book. If I had directed myself to criticizing the book, the tracing might have been long and we would have strayed from what we were aiming at, and this is a problem; because this attributes incapacity to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and this is far from being attributed to a Prophet; nevertheless, we are reviewing this explanation, perhaps it is one of the opinions that were mentioned, which the commentator mentioned but did not adopt.

Eid Abbasi : ... this?
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The Shaykh : ... that he may be able by the first divine power, meaning this is an issue related to compulsion and creed.
Now, if a person disbelieves, one of us is asked: Can this person believe or not? The one who looks at the capacities and energies with which Allah created man, upon which He directed the obligation to the servants; and said to them: , and said: , and so on, the one who looks at this reality says: Yes, this person who disbelieved was able not to disbelieve. But the one who looks at what was decreed for him in the Preserved Tablet, and the prior statement that he will be among the disbelievers; he tells you: From this perspective, he is not able to be a believer; because it is contrary to what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) informed. But since what Allah wrote for every one of us is a hidden matter unknown to us, we can now say: Every person is able to believe and able to disbelieve; so he has this ability present. If it is said: Can he? Can he believe? Yes, the answer is: He believes; meaning he is able to believe. Here is a verse brought for you: , Do you think that the disciples, meaning the Companions of 'Isa (peace be upon him), are in doubt? No, what is the meaning of the verse? Let our Lord do that. Similarly here: He said: Meaning: It was interpreted as power, not in the meaning of "can he be able to overcome?" Like the verse: .

Another questioner : ... .

The Shaykh : Indeed, indeed, as it is said to a man: Can you do such and such? Meaning: Will you do it? That is the meaning.

The questioner : May Allah grant you health.

The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.