Our statement that Allah is the Creator of all things: does it include evil, even though it is not attributed to Him?

The student: We said: ... Is evil attributed to Allah, the Exalted, in His attributes...

The Shaykh : Yes, Allah, Mighty and Majestic, is the Creator of all things. This is why it came in the hadith: But do not attribute evil to Allah, because Allah did not decree this evil except for a good purpose. So the evil is in the created effect, not in His act, correct? Do you understand this or not? Do you understand the difference? ... I say: the evil is in the created effect, not in His act. Do you understand this? For example, if Allah, Mighty and Majestic, decrees a disease for people, the evil is in the disease itself, but in the fact that Allah decreed it, there is no evil; it is good, because it is among the greatest of benefits. Diseases, for example, expiate sins. Also, people turn back to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, [Ar-Rum: 41]. Also, a person comes to know the value of Allah’s blessing upon him through health. For example, we do not know now, meaning we do not know the value of the blessing Allah has bestowed upon us in breath, movement, and the like. But if one of us is afflicted with shortness of breath, he knows the value of Allah’s blessing in breath. If one of us is afflicted with fatigue in his limbs and has to exert himself in movement, he knows the value of Allah’s blessing upon him. Do you understand? That is why it was said: “Things are made clear by their opposites.” Yes.