The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And Allah is Able to do all things”
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Among the benefits of this noble verse is the affirmation of the power of Allah the Exalted over all things, based on His saying: So all things, Allah is Able to do them; nothing is too difficult for Him [Yasin: 82]. Whatever you imagine after the occurrence of a thing, do not consider it impossible for the power of Allah, for the matter is easy for Him, as Allah Blessed and Exalted said: [Ar-Rum: 27]. Everything is easy for Him, but this is easier. The conclusion is that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is Able to do all things. The author of the Tafsir al-Jalalayn, in Surat al-Ma'idah, when he said: , stated that he specified the intellect itself, so He is not Able to do it. That is, Allah is not Able to do His own essence. And what specified this generality is the intellect, according to his claim. It is asked: What is this intellect that specifies this generality? And how is it that Allah is not Able to do His own essence? Rather, He, Glorified and Exalted is He, is Able to do all things, even His own essence. So He, Glorified and Exalted is He, rises above the Throne and descends to the lowest heaven, and comes to judge between His servants, and does what He wills. This is power over the essence. As for if he means that He is not Able to do His own essence, he does not lack an example for this. It is said that this thing is impossible, and the impossible is not subject to power at all, so it is not applicable and not included in the verse from the start. As for me, I say that it is included in what the intellect specifies. This is a specification of what Allah the Mighty and Majestic made general.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Which verse?
The student: In al-Ma'idah
The Shaykh : [Al-Ma'idah: 120] At the end of the surah. Yes.
The student: ...is power not related to it?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. I mean, if someone were to ask: Is Allah the Mighty and Majestic Able to make a thing moving and stationary at the same time? We say this is an impossible thing, because if it is moving, it is not stationary, and if it is stationary, it is not moving. So if Allah makes it moving, it is not stationary, and if He makes it stationary, it is not moving from the start.
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed
And Allah is Able to do all things.
وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرًاHis command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is.
إِنَّمَا أَمْرُهُ إِذَا أَرَادَ شَيْئًا أَنْ يَقُولَ لَهُ كُنْ فَيَكُونُAnd it is He who begins creation; then He repeats it, and that is [even] easier for Him
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِAnd Allah is over all things competent
والله على كل شيء قديرThe student: ...
The Shaykh : Which verse?
The student: In al-Ma'idah
The Shaykh :
To Allah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth and whatever is within them. And He is over all things competent.
لِلَّهِ مُلْكُ السَّمَوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَمَا فِيهِنَّ وَهُوَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌThe student: ...is power not related to it?
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right. I mean, if someone were to ask: Is Allah the Mighty and Majestic Able to make a thing moving and stationary at the same time? We say this is an impossible thing, because if it is moving, it is not stationary, and if it is stationary, it is not moving. So if Allah makes it moving, it is not stationary, and if He makes it stationary, it is not moving from the start.
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed