Is it permissible to attribute the creation of evil things to Allah specifically?
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The questioner : We said in the previous lesson that attributing the creation of evil things to Allah specifically... The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan al-Bayhaqi 4:1363.
The Shaykh : This is different from when... you make a supplication and say: "O Allah, send upon him a dog, or a wolf, or a snake." You do not say that He created dogs specifically; rather, you say He created everything: He created the human, He created the camel, He created the cow, He created the dog. However, we made an exception in the lesson if it is to refute the claim of one who denies this, saying that Allah did not create evil things because, in their view, they serve no purpose. We say, rather, He created them.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not the case that "the All-Hearing" means "one who is made to hear." You do not use this meaning unless there is a specific indicator. In general usage, you do not use it.
The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sulayman ibn Harb narrated to us.
O Allah, send upon him a dog from Your dogs
اللهم سلط عليه كلبا من كلابكThe Shaykh : This is different from when... you make a supplication and say: "O Allah, send upon him a dog, or a wolf, or a snake." You do not say that He created dogs specifically; rather, you say He created everything: He created the human, He created the camel, He created the cow, He created the dog. However, we made an exception in the lesson if it is to refute the claim of one who denies this, saying that Allah did not create evil things because, in their view, they serve no purpose. We say, rather, He created them.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : It is not the case that "the All-Hearing" means "one who is made to hear." You do not use this meaning unless there is a specific indicator. In general usage, you do not use it.
The reader: In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. Al-Bukhari (may Allah have mercy on him) said: Sulayman ibn Harb narrated to us.