Directing commands and prohibitions to the servant, even if he had no choice or ability, would be imposing the impossible, which is something that is rejected
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The Shaykh :"The second point: Directing commands and prohibitions to the servant". Directing commands and prohibitions to the servant. [Al-Isra 17:32] To whom is it directed? To the servant. "Even if he had no choice or ability, directing that to him would be imposing the impossible, which is something that is rejected by the wisdom of Allah the Exalted, His mercy, and His truthful news in His saying: [Al-Baqarah 2:286] ".
If the command were directed to one who has no will, this would be imposing the impossible, and if the command were directed to one who is incapable of it, it would be imposing the impossible.
And this says: "It is rejected by the wisdom of Allah the Exalted", because Allah is the most wise, such that He would not command the servant to do what he cannot do, for commanding the servant to do what he cannot do is considered what? Folly.
If you directed it to an old, physically weak woman and said, "Come, carry the heavy box of money, the one they call the what? The box of what? The trading box." An old woman who cannot even carry her clothes, and you say, "Come, carry the trading box." What is this? Wisdom or folly? Folly, without a doubt. So, if a person did not act by his own choice and will, directing the command to him would be folly that wisdom rejects. Good.
Also, it is rejected by mercy, because Allah is more merciful to His servant than to burden him with what he cannot bear.
Thirdly, it is rejected by His truthful news, the news of whom? Of Allah, in His saying the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:286].
Pay attention to this aspect, for it is a very good aspect.
If the servant had no will or choice, directing the command to him would be what? Imposing the impossible, and it is also something that wisdom rejects, for commanding one who is unable to act is folly, is it not? Good. If you now said to an old, elderly woman, "Carry the trading box," people would say, "What is this? This is madness." Yes. And if you said to someone in the market, "Come, go see such-and-such a group and tell them to do such-and-such," and an uneducated person like him said it, what would this be? Do you understand this speech? A person in the market confronted a person in the market and said, "Go see such-and-such a group, come, tell them to go to the other side." What is this? Folly, this is folly, because this is impossible. So the wisdom of Allah rejects burdening one who cannot will or act; it rejects commanding him with a command.
Likewise, His mercy, the Most Merciful of the merciful, cannot impose on His servants what is beyond their ability.
It is also rejected by His truthful news in His saying:[Al-Baqarah 2:286].
And this is a clear, good aspect; if people had no will or choice, the command would be as you have heard.
With this aspect, we respond to whom?
The student: To the Jabriyyah.
The Shaykh : To the Jabriyyah, and it is a clear refutation.
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أقيموا الصلاةdo not approach unlawful sexual intercourse
لا تقربوا الزنىAllah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعهاIf the command were directed to one who has no will, this would be imposing the impossible, and if the command were directed to one who is incapable of it, it would be imposing the impossible.
And this says: "It is rejected by the wisdom of Allah the Exalted", because Allah is the most wise, such that He would not command the servant to do what he cannot do, for commanding the servant to do what he cannot do is considered what? Folly.
If you directed it to an old, physically weak woman and said, "Come, carry the heavy box of money, the one they call the what? The box of what? The trading box." An old woman who cannot even carry her clothes, and you say, "Come, carry the trading box." What is this? Wisdom or folly? Folly, without a doubt. So, if a person did not act by his own choice and will, directing the command to him would be folly that wisdom rejects. Good.
Also, it is rejected by mercy, because Allah is more merciful to His servant than to burden him with what he cannot bear.
Thirdly, it is rejected by His truthful news, the news of whom? Of Allah, in His saying the Exalted:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعهاPay attention to this aspect, for it is a very good aspect.
If the servant had no will or choice, directing the command to him would be what? Imposing the impossible, and it is also something that wisdom rejects, for commanding one who is unable to act is folly, is it not? Good. If you now said to an old, elderly woman, "Carry the trading box," people would say, "What is this? This is madness." Yes. And if you said to someone in the market, "Come, go see such-and-such a group and tell them to do such-and-such," and an uneducated person like him said it, what would this be? Do you understand this speech? A person in the market confronted a person in the market and said, "Go see such-and-such a group, come, tell them to go to the other side." What is this? Folly, this is folly, because this is impossible. So the wisdom of Allah rejects burdening one who cannot will or act; it rejects commanding him with a command.
Likewise, His mercy, the Most Merciful of the merciful, cannot impose on His servants what is beyond their ability.
It is also rejected by His truthful news in His saying:
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعهاAnd this is a clear, good aspect; if people had no will or choice, the command would be as you have heard.
With this aspect, we respond to whom?
The student: To the Jabriyyah.
The Shaykh : To the Jabriyyah, and it is a clear refutation.