(The issue of obligation upon Allah, and whether He obligates upon Himself, Glorified and Exalted is He) What is the right of the servants that is obligatory upon Him *** He is the One who obligated the reward of the great status
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The Shaykh : He said: "What is the right of the servants that is obligatory upon Him *** He is the One who obligated the reward of the great status"
People have disputed greatly over this issue, and in reality, praise be to Allah, it is clear. Is anything obligatory upon Allah? The answer is: if it is by the creation obligating it upon Him, then it is not obligatory. But if it is by Him obligating it upon Himself, then that is a reality.[Al-An'am 6:12] He is the One who wrote mercy upon Himself. We are not the ones who wrote it upon Him, nor are we the ones who obligate it upon Him. He obligated it upon Himself out of His generosity. Therefore, he says: "*** He is the One who obligated the reward of the great status" He is the One who obligated it upon Himself. This is the point of disagreement: we do not deny that there is an obligatory right upon Allah, nor do we affirm it absolutely; rather, we distinguish. We say: the brother Radwan
The student: I
The Shaykh : Yes, what do we say in the detailed explanation?
The student: That the created beings...
The Shaykh : If you mean that the created beings obligated it upon Him, then that is not the case.
The student: If He obligated it upon Himself
The Shaykh : If He obligated it upon Himself, then that is a right, and its evidence is Yes
People have disputed greatly over this issue, and in reality, praise be to Allah, it is clear. Is anything obligatory upon Allah? The answer is: if it is by the creation obligating it upon Him, then it is not obligatory. But if it is by Him obligating it upon Himself, then that is a reality.
Say, "To whom belongs whatever is in the heavens and earth?" Say, "To Allah." He has decreed upon Himself mercy.
قل لمن ما في السماوات والأرض قل لله كتب على نفسِه الرحمةThe student: I
The Shaykh : Yes, what do we say in the detailed explanation?
The student: That the created beings...
The Shaykh : If you mean that the created beings obligated it upon Him, then that is not the case.
The student: If He obligated it upon Himself
The Shaykh : If He obligated it upon Himself, then that is a right, and its evidence is