What is the meaning of the statement that the diversity of creation and the specific designation of some of it with what it possesses of essence or attribute is evidence of will?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah bless you. The human is human, and his characteristics are known. The horse is a horse, and its characteristics are known. What distinguishes this from that? It is the will of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). He willed that the horse be in this form and that the human be in this form. And this indicates what? It indicates the will. It is clear. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) willed that the hand be in this shape and the leg in this shape. This also indicates the will.
The questioner : We mentioned that the Asha'irah build the affirmation of the attributes upon reason. We passed through and said: Did they affirm the attribute of will by the indication of hearing and reason?
The Shaykh : This is with respect to us, and they also see that the hearing indicated it.
The student : When we said ... we affirm mercy for the action or the will of the action, they interpreted the Merciful as the Bestower ... ?
The Shaykh : It means that He showed mercy, i.e., He bestowed, or He willed to bestow. Come on, Salim.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh. If one denies mercy, how do we argue against him with the mercy for beasts and birds and what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) created for their young? And among wisdom is that when beasts wean their young from them ... .
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : I say, the mercy of beasts and birds for their young, O Shaykh, where does it come from? How do they depict it and how do they interpret it?
The Shaykh : I say, "Whoever Allah has not given light, he has no light." The evidence, and praise be to Allah, is clear, and reason indicates the affirmation of mercy, and reality is the same. Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah bless you. The human is human, and his characteristics are known. The horse is a horse, and its characteristics are known. What distinguishes this from that? It is the will of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). He willed that the horse be in this form and that the human be in this form. And this indicates what? It indicates the will. It is clear. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) willed that the hand be in this shape and the leg in this shape. This also indicates the will.
The questioner : We mentioned that the Asha'irah build the affirmation of the attributes upon reason. We passed through and said: Did they affirm the attribute of will by the indication of hearing and reason?
The Shaykh : This is with respect to us, and they also see that the hearing indicated it.
The student : When we said ... we affirm mercy for the action or the will of the action, they interpreted the Merciful as the Bestower ... ?
The Shaykh : It means that He showed mercy, i.e., He bestowed, or He willed to bestow. Come on, Salim.
The questioner : May Allah forgive you, O Shaykh. If one denies mercy, how do we argue against him with the mercy for beasts and birds and what Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) created for their young? And among wisdom is that when beasts wean their young from them ... .
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : I say, the mercy of beasts and birds for their young, O Shaykh, where does it come from? How do they depict it and how do they interpret it?
The Shaykh : I say, "Whoever Allah has not given light, he has no light." The evidence, and praise be to Allah, is clear, and reason indicates the affirmation of mercy, and reality is the same. Yes.