And likewise we said: There is no wisdom in your action *** For which you singled it out for a specific time (The denial of the Mu'attilah of the wisdom of Allah)
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The Shaykh :"And likewise we said: There is no wisdom in your action *** For which you singled it out for a specific time"
Huh? Meaning, there is no wisdom in the action of Allah for which He singled out this action for this specific time. Pay attention to this point. The actions of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, are renewed. He does this on one day and does not do it on another day. Why did He do it on this day? For a wisdom that necessitated singling it out for this day. Yes. Why did He be pleased with this man and not that man? For a wisdom that necessitated the pleasure. Therefore, He said: "There is no wisdom in your action for which," meaning: for the sake of this wisdom, He singled it out. What? He singled out the action for a time. Meaning: We believe that Allah singled out this time for this action for a wisdom. When does the descent to the lowest heaven occur? In the last third of the night. Why did Allah single it out for this? For a wisdom, because this part of the night is when a person is in the best state of sleep and the pleasure of sleep. So if a person leaves his bed and rises to converse with Allah in his prayer, this is evidence of the perfection of his faith. Yes.
"There is nothing there but a will that has prevailed *** An example over an example without any preponderance"
They say: Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does a thing by His will for the sake of the will alone. He willed that this be, so it was. He willed that the other not be, so it was not. But there is no wisdom. Well, this
"But some of us say there is a wisdom *** That is not an attribute that subsists in the Most Merciful"
This is another statement of theirs. They say: Allah acts for a wisdom, but the wisdom is not an attribute of Him. Why? Because attributes do not subsist in Him. So it is a separate, distinct thing that relates to the effect, not the act. For example, the livestock: Allah, Mighty and Majestic, created them for you. In them is warmth and benefits, and from them you eat. They say: The wisdom is not an attribute of Allah, but it is in the effect itself, not in the act of the actor. Well.
"And we said: What our minds necessitated *** And the minds of our sheikhs of gnosis, they said to us"
Huh? Meaning, there is no wisdom in the action of Allah for which He singled out this action for this specific time. Pay attention to this point. The actions of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, are renewed. He does this on one day and does not do it on another day. Why did He do it on this day? For a wisdom that necessitated singling it out for this day. Yes. Why did He be pleased with this man and not that man? For a wisdom that necessitated the pleasure. Therefore, He said: "There is no wisdom in your action for which," meaning: for the sake of this wisdom, He singled it out. What? He singled out the action for a time. Meaning: We believe that Allah singled out this time for this action for a wisdom. When does the descent to the lowest heaven occur? In the last third of the night. Why did Allah single it out for this? For a wisdom, because this part of the night is when a person is in the best state of sleep and the pleasure of sleep. So if a person leaves his bed and rises to converse with Allah in his prayer, this is evidence of the perfection of his faith. Yes.
"There is nothing there but a will that has prevailed *** An example over an example without any preponderance"
They say: Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does a thing by His will for the sake of the will alone. He willed that this be, so it was. He willed that the other not be, so it was not. But there is no wisdom. Well, this
"But some of us say there is a wisdom *** That is not an attribute that subsists in the Most Merciful"
This is another statement of theirs. They say: Allah acts for a wisdom, but the wisdom is not an attribute of Him. Why? Because attributes do not subsist in Him. So it is a separate, distinct thing that relates to the effect, not the act. For example, the livestock: Allah, Mighty and Majestic, created them for you. In them is warmth and benefits, and from them you eat. They say: The wisdom is not an attribute of Allah, but it is in the effect itself, not in the act of the actor. Well.
"And we said: What our minds necessitated *** And the minds of our sheikhs of gnosis, they said to us"