Does wisdom belong only to the created?
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The questioner : The wisdom that...
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The wisdom is the wisdom of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in...
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Does it belong only to the created?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does it belong only to the created?
The Shaykh : No, it belongs to the created and to what is prescribed. Indeed, there is nothing prescribed by Allah except for a wisdom. But do you know? The Asha'irah denied wisdom, and the Mu'tazilah made wisdom obligatory. They said that everything Allah does must be for a wisdom. And these people say it is not for a wisdom, lest we impose upon Allah with our minds. It is said to them, to the Asha'irah: We affirm wisdom, but we are not the ones who determine wisdom. Minds do not... anything upon Allah. Otherwise, we would know that Allah did not create anything in vain or for play, and He does not prescribe anything in vain or for play, ever. And whoever thinks that has thought ill of Allah. Yes.
The questioner : That...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The wisdom is the wisdom of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in...
The Shaykh : Yes
The questioner : Does it belong only to the created?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does it belong only to the created?
The Shaykh : No, it belongs to the created and to what is prescribed. Indeed, there is nothing prescribed by Allah except for a wisdom. But do you know? The Asha'irah denied wisdom, and the Mu'tazilah made wisdom obligatory. They said that everything Allah does must be for a wisdom. And these people say it is not for a wisdom, lest we impose upon Allah with our minds. It is said to them, to the Asha'irah: We affirm wisdom, but we are not the ones who determine wisdom. Minds do not... anything upon Allah. Otherwise, we would know that Allah did not create anything in vain or for play, and He does not prescribe anything in vain or for play, ever. And whoever thinks that has thought ill of Allah. Yes.
The questioner : That...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is right.