Explanation of the statement of al-Tahawiyyah: "… Creator without need, Provider without burden, Causer of death without fear, Resurrector without difficulty."

The Shaykh : … and that is that they worship Him (Blessed and Exalted is He) and affirm His oneness, and do not associate anything with Him. So the author’s statement "Creator without need" means the need that a person experiences when he pursues a certain objective; it is a need in that matter by which it is established that he is poor and in need. Since Allah (Mighty and Majestic) is the One free of need from all creation, it is appropriate to describe Him as a Creator without need. However, this does not negate that He has a profound wisdom in His creation, and He has explicitly stated this wisdom in the previous verse [Surah al-Dhariyat: 56]. Therefore, there is no contradiction between the author’s statement that Allah is a Creator without need and what the previous verse indicates, namely that Allah created the creation for a wisdom and a purpose, which is that they worship Him (Blessed and Exalted is He). And He is a Provider without burden, because nothing tires Allah (Mighty and Majestic), no matter what, as indicated by some of the known noble verses, such as…

The questioner : ... .
Al-Id Abbas: ... .

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed.
Al-Id Abbas: ... .

The Shaykh : And there are verses that say , also, what are the verses…? No, no, no The important point is that Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and this in reality confirms for the Muslim that the attributes of Allah in their reality are completely different from the attributes of humans. For a human, no matter how strong or active he is, if he works and persists in work, fatigue and weakness will overtake him. But Allah (Mighty and Majestic) created all these heavens and earths and what is in them, and as He said [Surah Qaf: 38], so the attributes of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) in their reality are not the attributes of His servants (Blessed and Exalted is He). Among these is that He is a Creator without need and a Provider without burden, meaning without cost, difficulty, or fatigue.