What is the difference between cosmic will and legislative will?
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Khashan: What is the difference between cosmic will and legislative will?
The Shaykh : The cosmic will encompasses everything that occurs in this universe, whether good or evil, faith or disbelief. This term, cosmic will, is derived from the statement of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Ya-Sin 36:82]. [The light after the light, no problem, it is fine]. This term, cosmic will, is derived from this noble verse: [Ya-Sin 36:82]. Therefore, nothing occurs in this universe, absolutely nothing, except by the will of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, and by His decree. For this reason, it is among the true beliefs of the people of the Sunnah to believe in the divine decree, its good and its evil. The faith of the believer is not complete unless he believes that everything that occurs in this universe occurs only by His will, Blessed and Exalted is He. This is the cosmic will. [Ya-Sin 36:82] As for the legislative will, it encompasses everything that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, has legislated, which He loves and for which He rewards the one who performs it. This legislative will encompasses faith and the righteous deeds that branch from it. [Al-Baqarah 2:185] This will is a legislative will. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, loves for His servants to perform the deeds that are easier for them, as came in the authentic hadith: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 14:16. The discussion of these two wills is a very, very long discussion. The Imam Ibn al-Qayyim al-Jawziyyah has undertaken the explanation of this in his book *Shifa al-'Alil fi al-Qada' wa al-Qadar wa al-Hikmah wa al-Ta'lil*. So whoever wishes to expand on this and detail it, let him refer to this noble book.
The Shaykh : The cosmic will encompasses everything that occurs in this universe, whether good or evil, faith or disbelief. This term, cosmic will, is derived from the statement of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.
إنّما أمره إذا أراد شيئا أن يقول له كن فيكونHis command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.
إنّما أمره إذا أراد شيئا أن يقول له كن فيكونHis command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.
إنّما أمره إذا أراد شيئا أن يقول له كن فيكونAllah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship
يريد الله بكم اليسر ولا يريد بكم العسرThe Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, was never given a choice between two things but that he chose the easier of the two
ما خير رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلّم بين أمرين إلاّ اختار أيسرهما
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