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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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And we believe that He, the Exalted: << فعال لما يريد >> [ al-Buruj : 16 ]

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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
These verses are regarding the will. He says: "We believe that He, the Exalted
an effecter of what He intends. فعال لما يريد
[Hud 11:107]
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an effecter of what He intends. فعال لما يريد
[Hud 11:107]
So whatever He, Mighty and Majestic, wills, He does; nothing is impossible for Him. Is the created being the Doer of what He wills? No. He may will something and be unable to do it, or he may will it while having the ability, but something prevents him from doing it. So the created being is not the Doer of what He wills. The Lord, Mighty and Majestic, is the Doer of what He wills; whatever He wills, He does. Is He asked about what He does? Allah, the Exalted, said:
He is not questioned about what He does, while they are questioned. لا يسأل عما يفعل وهم يسألون
And the meaning of
... لا يسأل
is that everything He does is for a wisdom, so you do not need to say He did it in vain, but rather it is for a wisdom. And for that reason, He is not asked about what He does. As for the other doers, they are asked: "Why did you do this?" They say: "I did it for such and such." And that purpose may be blameworthy. So,
an effecter of what He intends. فعال لما يريد
[Hud 11:107]

If someone says: "This is clear with regard to what did not exist, meaning He wills the non-existent thing and it becomes so. But if He wills to annihilate something, is it correct for us to say that He is the Doer of what He wills?" We say: Yes, because annihilation is an action that falls under the category of action.
Source alathar.net

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