Discussion of the saying of Allah the Exalted: ((Indeed, Allah wants...))
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So if we ask a student of knowledge, what do you say about the faith of Abu Bakr? Is it what Allah intends in terms of the Shari'ah or in terms of reality?
The student: In terms of reality and the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : In terms of reality and the Shari'ah. In terms of reality because it occurred, and in terms of the Shari'ah because Allah loves it. So the two intentions coincide. What do you say, O Isa, about the faith of Abu Lahab?
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : Not intended, neither in terms of reality nor the Shari'ah.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Not intended in terms of reality.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And intended in terms of the Shari'ah. What do you say? Is it correct? It is intended in terms of the Shari'ah; Allah wants him to submit. Good. So what do you say about the disbelief of Abu Bakr?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Not intended, neither in terms of reality nor the Shari'ah. Correct. Not intended in terms of reality because it did not occur, and not intended in terms of the Shari'ah because Allah does not love it.
The Shaykh : And what does Abbas say about the disbelief of Abu Lahab?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Intended in terms of reality, not in terms of the Shari'ah.
The student: Because Allah does not love it.
The Shaykh : Because Allah does not love it. Correct.
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : No, Allah did not intend it, and for this reason he believed.
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : It is known that disbelief is intended by Allah in terms of reality. That is, any person who disbelieves, Allah has intended his disbelief in terms of reality. Good. We want examples from the Qur'an. Allah the Exalted said: [al-Baqarah: 185]. Which intention is meant in this verse?
The student: ....
The Shaykh : The cosmic and the legislative. Did the people not encounter hardship?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : I retract the cosmic. Cosmic and legislative means[Al-Baqarah 2:185] you say this intention is
The student: Cosmic.
The Shaykh : Cosmic, cosmic and legislative, like this.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Legislative. What is the evidence? Because Allah may make things difficult for a person, like this. And if it were a cosmic intention, it would be a contradiction of the verse in reality. So Allah wants in the sense that He loves. Allah loves ease for you and does not love hardship. But in terms of reality, Allah the Exalted intends hardship for us. Allah the Exalted said: [al-Sharh: 5].
Allah Blessed and Exalted said: regarding Hud [Hud: 34] Abd al-Rahman.
The student: ...
The Shaykh :[Hud 11:34] This is a cosmic intention, correct, because Allah does not want misguidance from His creation. Good. The evidence that He does not want misguidance is His saying: [al-Nisa: 176] [al-Nisa: 26]. Good, who is Hud? Noah. Good. So the saying of Noah (peace be upon him) to his people, may Allah reward you.
The student: In terms of reality and the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : In terms of reality and the Shari'ah. In terms of reality because it occurred, and in terms of the Shari'ah because Allah loves it. So the two intentions coincide. What do you say, O Isa, about the faith of Abu Lahab?
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : Not intended, neither in terms of reality nor the Shari'ah.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Not intended in terms of reality.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : And intended in terms of the Shari'ah. What do you say? Is it correct? It is intended in terms of the Shari'ah; Allah wants him to submit. Good. So what do you say about the disbelief of Abu Bakr?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Not intended, neither in terms of reality nor the Shari'ah. Correct. Not intended in terms of reality because it did not occur, and not intended in terms of the Shari'ah because Allah does not love it.
The Shaykh : And what does Abbas say about the disbelief of Abu Lahab?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Intended in terms of reality, not in terms of the Shari'ah.
The student: Because Allah does not love it.
The Shaykh : Because Allah does not love it. Correct.
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : No, Allah did not intend it, and for this reason he believed.
The student: ...?
The Shaykh : It is known that disbelief is intended by Allah in terms of reality. That is, any person who disbelieves, Allah has intended his disbelief in terms of reality. Good. We want examples from the Qur'an. Allah the Exalted said:
Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship
يُرِيدُ اللَّهُ بِكُمُ الْيُسْرَ وَلا يُرِيدُ بِكُمُ الْعُسْرَThe student: ....
The Shaykh : The cosmic and the legislative. Did the people not encounter hardship?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : I retract the cosmic. Cosmic and legislative means
Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you hardship
يريد الله بكم اليسر ولا يريد بكم العسرThe student: Cosmic.
The Shaykh : Cosmic, cosmic and legislative, like this.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Legislative. What is the evidence? Because Allah may make things difficult for a person, like this. And if it were a cosmic intention, it would be a contradiction of the verse in reality. So Allah wants in the sense that He loves. Allah loves ease for you and does not love hardship. But in terms of reality, Allah the Exalted intends hardship for us. Allah the Exalted said:
For indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًاAllah Blessed and Exalted said: regarding Hud
And my advice will not benefit you - although I wished to advise you - If Allah should intend to put you in error
وَلا يَنفَعُكُمْ نُصْحِي إِنْ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَنصَحَ لَكُمْ إِنْ كَانَ اللَّهُ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُغْوِيَكُمْThe student: ...
The Shaykh :