The Ruling on the Phrase: "Allah Compelled the Servants to Sin" (Discussion)
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The Shaykh : ... and He compelled them, and He compelled them
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : He created them with a nature, He disposed them, and He compelled them to sin; otherwise, what is the difference between humans and angels?
The questioner : That those
The Shaykh : Do you not know the meaning of compulsion in the statement we always and forever repeat to your ears?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh :Sunan Abi Dawud 2152Sahih (Al-Albani) What does "inevitably" mean?
The questioner : My Shaykh, in my understanding, due to his human weakness, he must inevitably reach this thing.
The Shaykh : What does he reach?
The questioner : Sin.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "reach"? Say: "It must happen."
The questioner : It must happen, yes.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between your saying "It must happen" and my saying "He created them with a nature, He disposed them, and He compelled them to sin"?
The questioner : The difference, my Shaykh, as I think, is that the first involves coercion and compulsion, whereas the second is from his own self.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "the second"?
The questioner : That he falls into sin due to his weakness.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Connect your previous statement with your subsequent one. Write down what you said. You said "It must happen," it must.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : This "must" is the compulsion.
The questioner : "Must" is compulsion, and Allah... my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What is it? What?
The questioner : I mean, I have not clarified it yet.
The Shaykh : My brother, you have not clarified it, but it was not you who said it that way; rather, it was I who said "must."
The questioner : "Must," yes, but this "must," my Shaykh, has a cause behind it. The reason it is "must" is humanity. This humanity: that He created humans and did not create them of the same kind as the angels.
The Shaykh : You have returned to my words. What is the difference then? What is the difference between humans and angels?
The questioner : That those are protected from...
The Shaykh : And humans?
The questioner : They are not protected.
The Shaykh : What does that mean as a result? Can they be protected?
The questioner : No, they cannot, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So what is the compulsion? Can you be a woman?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : What is the compulsion?
The questioner : He is...
The Shaykh : You mean, do not blame me if I tell you now: your case is like that of schoolchildren. A qintar of cotton, is it heavier or a qintar of lead? No, the lead. And the result is the same. I say "He created them with a nature, He disposed them, and He compelled them," and you say "must." The word "compelled" is heavier than "must," and it is the same thing.
The questioner : It is only the weight.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, it is the same. Cotton or lead, it is the same.
The questioner : May Allah honor you, my Shaykh. I say, if you permit.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : He created them with a nature, He disposed them, and He compelled them to sin; otherwise, what is the difference between humans and angels?
The questioner : That those
The Shaykh : Do you not know the meaning of compulsion in the statement we always and forever repeat to your ears?
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh :
Allaah has decreed for the children of Adam a share in adultery, he will get it by all means
كتب على ابن آدم حظه من الزنا فهو مدركه لا محالةThe questioner : My Shaykh, in my understanding, due to his human weakness, he must inevitably reach this thing.
The Shaykh : What does he reach?
The questioner : Sin.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "reach"? Say: "It must happen."
The questioner : It must happen, yes.
The Shaykh : What is the difference between your saying "It must happen" and my saying "He created them with a nature, He disposed them, and He compelled them to sin"?
The questioner : The difference, my Shaykh, as I think, is that the first involves coercion and compulsion, whereas the second is from his own self.
The Shaykh : What do you mean by "the second"?
The questioner : That he falls into sin due to his weakness.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you. Connect your previous statement with your subsequent one. Write down what you said. You said "It must happen," it must.
The questioner : Yes
The Shaykh : This "must" is the compulsion.
The questioner : "Must" is compulsion, and Allah... my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : What is it? What?
The questioner : I mean, I have not clarified it yet.
The Shaykh : My brother, you have not clarified it, but it was not you who said it that way; rather, it was I who said "must."
The questioner : "Must," yes, but this "must," my Shaykh, has a cause behind it. The reason it is "must" is humanity. This humanity: that He created humans and did not create them of the same kind as the angels.
The Shaykh : You have returned to my words. What is the difference then? What is the difference between humans and angels?
The questioner : That those are protected from...
The Shaykh : And humans?
The questioner : They are not protected.
The Shaykh : What does that mean as a result? Can they be protected?
The questioner : No, they cannot, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : So what is the compulsion? Can you be a woman?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : What is the compulsion?
The questioner : He is...
The Shaykh : You mean, do not blame me if I tell you now: your case is like that of schoolchildren. A qintar of cotton, is it heavier or a qintar of lead? No, the lead. And the result is the same. I say "He created them with a nature, He disposed them, and He compelled them," and you say "must." The word "compelled" is heavier than "must," and it is the same thing.
The questioner : It is only the weight.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, it is the same. Cotton or lead, it is the same.
The questioner : May Allah honor you, my Shaykh. I say, if you permit.