The fulfillment of His decree is an attribute by which He is established, and what is decreed is nothing but the work of man (al-Rahman). And the creation is loved and hated by Him, and both are by the will of al-Rahman (The wisdom behind the occurrence of what Allah hates despite His ability to prevent it)
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The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) says:
"The fulfillment of His decree is an attribute by which He is established, and what is decreed is nothing but the work of man"
Or al-Rahman. In the second version, the decree is an attribute of Allah, which is His action, and it is obligatory to be pleased with it in all circumstances. It should be known that the decree of Allah, even if what is decreed is evil, is good, because if Allah decrees evil, He only decrees it for a profound wisdom and a praiseworthy end, so it is good. Then the author said:
"And the creation is loved and hated by Him, and both are by the will of al-Rahman"
The creation means events; some are loved by Allah, and some are what? Hated by Him.[Az-Zumar 39:7] Sahih Ibn Hibban 47:168 So what is in the creation is divided into two categories: what is loved by Allah and what is hated by Him, and both are by the will of al-Rahman; neither the hated nor the praised. Now, if someone says that the occurrence of what is loved is by the will of Allah, there is no problem in that, because Allah loves it, so He brought it about. But how can the disliked be by the will of Allah? We say that from here, some people went astray and said that what is disliked by Allah does not occur by His will, and that sins are not by the will of Allah. How can Allah will something He does not approve of? But we say, rather, nothing exists in His dominion that He does not will. Everything in His dominion is by the will of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and nothing escapes His dominion. But the intended meaning is two types: what is willed for its own sake and what is willed for the sake of something else. What is loved is willed for its own sake, and what is disliked and hated by Allah is willed for the sake of something else, because in the occurrence of this thing that Allah hates and dislikes, there are great benefits that wisdom necessitated occur for their sake. If what Allah (Mighty and Majestic) dislikes did not occur, the believer would not be distinguished from the disbeliever, the pious from the open sinner, no one would enter the Fire, the knowledge of jihad would not be established, nor enjoining good and forbidding evil, and man would not know the value of Allah's blessing upon him through faith, among many other benefits in the occurrence of things disliked by Allah. But they are willed for what?
The student: For something else.
The Shaykh : Yes, for something else, meaning for the benefits that result from them. Otherwise, Allah wants us to eliminate these sins. For this reason, He commanded the punishment for the fornicator, the killing of the thief, and the stoning of the married fornicator, and so on. All this is to cut off the root of this matter. But wisdom necessitates its existence because of the great benefits in it. Yes.
"The fulfillment of His decree is an attribute by which He is established, and what is decreed is nothing but the work of man"
Or al-Rahman. In the second version, the decree is an attribute of Allah, which is His action, and it is obligatory to be pleased with it in all circumstances. It should be known that the decree of Allah, even if what is decreed is evil, is good, because if Allah decrees evil, He only decrees it for a profound wisdom and a praiseworthy end, so it is good. Then the author said:
"And the creation is loved and hated by Him, and both are by the will of al-Rahman"
The creation means events; some are loved by Allah, and some are what? Hated by Him.
If you disbelieve - indeed, Allah is Free from need of you. And He does not approve for His servants disbelief
إن تكفروا فإن الله غني عنكم ولا يرضى لعباده الكفرIndeed, Allah has disliked for you backbiting, excessive questioning, and the wasting of wealth.
إن الله كره لكم قيل وقال وكثرة السؤال وإضاعة المالThe student: For something else.
The Shaykh : Yes, for something else, meaning for the benefits that result from them. Otherwise, Allah wants us to eliminate these sins. For this reason, He commanded the punishment for the fornicator, the killing of the thief, and the stoning of the married fornicator, and so on. All this is to cut off the root of this matter. But wisdom necessitates its existence because of the great benefits in it. Yes.
