(Continuation of the answer to the one who denies the attributes of his Lord on the Day of Resurrection when He asks him about his creed) There is nothing but a will that has been preferred*** for example, one thing over another without preference, but among us there is one who
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The Shaykh : The night is when a person is at his best in terms 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 but a will that has been preferred*** for example, one thing over another without preference"
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 among us there is one who says with 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 the 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.
"There is nothing but a will that has been preferred*** for example, one thing over another without preference"
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 among us there is one who says with 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 the 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.