And evil is only in its decreed matters, by his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) in the supplication of qunut that he taught al-Hasan
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The Shaykh :"And evil is only in its decreed matters".
It appears that it is in its decreed matters. Is there a version that says "decreed matters"? Hmm? Yes, no, the correct one is: in its decreed matters.
And evil is only in its decreed matters, meaning: its effects. As for His action, which is His action, there is no evil in it "by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the supplication of qunut that he taught al-Hasan:Sunan an-Nasa'i 1745Sahih (Darussalam)".
And he did not say: "the evil of Your decree," so even if it were assumed that the wording of the hadith was "the evil of Your decree," the meaning would still be "the evil of Your decreed matters." In any case, Sunan an-Nasa'i 1745Sahih (Darussalam) "ma" is a relative pronoun meaning "that which," i.e., "the evil of that which You decreed." So here there is an explicit statement that the evil is only in the decreed matters. So he attributed the evil to what He decreed, meaning not to His decree.
Then, with that, is the evil in the decreed matters pure, absolute evil? No, it is evil from one aspect and good from another aspect. And on this basis, evil does not become pure even in the decreed matters of the Blessed and Exalted is He.
So now we have the decree and we have the decreed matter. There is no evil in the decree whatsoever. Correct? There is no evil in it whatsoever.
The decreed matter has evil in it, but it is evil from one aspect and good from another aspect, and it is not possible for there to be pure evil in His decreed matters ever, because if there were pure evil in the decreed matter, it would become foolishness in reality, it would become foolishness.
And praise be to Allah, now it has become clear. First, there is no evil in His decree—O Hajjaj, stay with the book—there is no absolute evil in His decree, His decree which is His action. There is no pure evil in His decreed matters. Correct? Correct.
We remain with the fact that pure evil is negated in His effects and in His action. Pure evil is negated in this and in this. And let this be clarified by example.
"And with this, the evil in the decreed matters is not pure, absolute evil, but rather it is evil in its place from one aspect and good from another aspect, or evil in its place and good in another place".
So there must be good, either in the place itself, or in another place.
It appears that it is in its decreed matters. Is there a version that says "decreed matters"? Hmm? Yes, no, the correct one is: in its decreed matters.
And evil is only in its decreed matters, meaning: its effects. As for His action, which is His action, there is no evil in it "by the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the supplication of qunut that he taught al-Hasan:
and save me from the evil of what You have decreed
وقني شر ما قضيتthe evil of what You have decreed
شر ما قضيتand save me from the evil of what You have decreed
قني شر ما قضيتThen, with that, is the evil in the decreed matters pure, absolute evil? No, it is evil from one aspect and good from another aspect. And on this basis, evil does not become pure even in the decreed matters of the Blessed and Exalted is He.
So now we have the decree and we have the decreed matter. There is no evil in the decree whatsoever. Correct? There is no evil in it whatsoever.
The decreed matter has evil in it, but it is evil from one aspect and good from another aspect, and it is not possible for there to be pure evil in His decreed matters ever, because if there were pure evil in the decreed matter, it would become foolishness in reality, it would become foolishness.
And praise be to Allah, now it has become clear. First, there is no evil in His decree—O Hajjaj, stay with the book—there is no absolute evil in His decree, His decree which is His action. There is no pure evil in His decreed matters. Correct? Correct.
We remain with the fact that pure evil is negated in His effects and in His action. Pure evil is negated in this and in this. And let this be clarified by example.
"And with this, the evil in the decreed matters is not pure, absolute evil, but rather it is evil in its place from one aspect and good from another aspect, or evil in its place and good in another place".
So there must be good, either in the place itself, or in another place.