Combining the statement of Allah the Exalted: “If a good thing befalls them, they say, ‘This is from Allah.’”
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[Combining the statement of Allah the Exalted: “If a good thing befalls them, they say, ‘This is from Allah.’”
And His statement: “Whatever good befalls you is from Allah”
The saying of Allah the Exalted: [Al-Nisa: 78] Then He says in the verse following it: [Al-Nisa: 79] How do you reconcile between them, may Allah bless you?
The reconciliation between them is that the first verse refers to divine decree, meaning that it is Allah who decreed it.And the second verse refers to causation, meaning: That whatever evil befalls you, you are the cause, and the One who decreed the evil and the punishment for it is Allah.
And His statement: “Whatever good befalls you is from Allah”
The saying of Allah the Exalted:
But if good comes to them, they say, "This is from Allah "; and if evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say, "All [things] are from Allah."
وَإِنْ تُصِبْهُمْ حَسَنَةٌ يَقُولُوا هَذِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِ وَإِنْ تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَقُولُوا هَذِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ قُل كُلٌّ مِنْ عِنْدِ اللَّهِWhat comes to you of good is from Allah, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself
مَا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَا أَصَابَكَ مِنْ سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِنْ نَفْسِكَThe reconciliation between them is that the first verse refers to divine decree, meaning that it is Allah who decreed it.And the second verse refers to causation, meaning: That whatever evil befalls you, you are the cause, and the One who decreed the evil and the punishment for it is Allah.