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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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And we believe that nothing in the heavens or on earth is beyond His power, due to the perfection of His justice and His power

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen

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The Shaykh :"And we believe that He
not to be caused failure by anything in the heavens or on the earth لا يعجزه شيء في السماوات ولا في الأرض
[Fatir 35:44]
due to the perfection of His knowledge and His power"
not to be caused failure by anything in the heavens or on the earth لا يعجزه شيء في السماوات ولا في الأرض
[Fatir 35:44]
because He is not susceptible to being described as incapable. Answer, man! For example, a wall says "nothing is beyond it," but that is because He, Mighty and Majestic, is perfect in power and perfect in strength. And read the saying of Allah the Exalted: "I wish I had brought it with me"
But Allah is not to be caused failure by anything in the heavens or on the earth. Indeed, He is ever Knowing and Competent. وما كان الله ليعجزه من شيء في السماوات ولا في الأرض إنه كان عليما قديرا
[Fatir 35:44]
Do you see why He said
But Allah is not to be caused failure ما كان الله ليعجزه
[Fatir 35:44]
"He was All-Knowing, All-Able"?
Indeed, He is ever Knowing and Competent. إنه كان عليما قديرا
[Fatir 35:44]
So, by His knowledge, nothing is beyond Him, and by His power, nothing is beyond Him. Because one who is incapable of obtaining a thing is either ignorant of the causes of its occurrence or incapable of bringing it into existence. Otherwise, if someone said to you, "Make me a recorder like the recorders," and you do not know how to do it,
The student : No

The Shaykh : Why?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : no, because you are ignorant. You are not incapable; you are strong and able to break iron, for example, but you are ignorant. Can you make a recorder? All right.
You have complete knowledge of the craft; you know how to make it, but you are paralyzed. Why can you not bring it into existence?
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Because of incapacity. And so He said
But Allah is not to be caused failure by anything in the heavens or on the earth وما كان الله ليعجزه من شيء في السماوات ولا في الأرض
[Fatir 35:44]
Why?
Indeed, He is ever Knowing and Competent. إنه كان عليما قديرا
[Fatir 35:44]
And He, Mighty and Majestic, said
His command is only when He intends a thing that He says to it, "Be," and it is. إنما أمره إذا أراد شيئا أن يقول له كن فيكون
[Ya-Sin 36:82]
Be كن
One word.
So it becomes فيكون
Look, my brothers, at the creation. How many are they since Allah created them until the Hour stands? Yes.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : No one can imagine the number, let alone count them. And yet Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says
It will not be but one blast, and at once they are all brought present before Us. إن كانت إلا صيحة واحدة فإذا هم جميع لدينا محضرون
[Ya-Sin 36:53]
They are all present with a single call.
It will be only one shout فإنما هي زجرة واحدة
[As-Saffat 37:19]
What is that?
The student: ...

The Shaykh :
Then they are فإذا هم
So the suddenness indicates the immediacy of the occurrence.
And suddenly they will be [alert] upon the earth's surface. فإذا هم بالساهرة
[An-Nazi'at 79:14]
On the face of the earth. This is a great strength, a great power. Glorified is the Great, the All-Able, over everything. So, nothing is beyond Him due to the perfection of His power, because if He wills a thing, He says to it
Be, and it is. كن فيكون
Source alathar.net

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