Commentary on the preceding verses and a discussion of will and its two divisions: cosmic and legislative, and the difference between them.

The Shaykh : The author (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned in these verses that Allah has a will, and this is found abundantly in the Book of Allah, but Allah does what He wills . According to the scholars, the will is divided into two types: cosmic will and legislative will. The difference between them is from two aspects:
First: The cosmic will applies to what Allah loves and to what He does not love, while the legislative will applies only to what He loves.
The second aspect: The intended outcome may or may not occur in the legislative will, whereas in the cosmic will, the intended outcome must occur. Do you understand the difference now? Good.
The first difference: The cosmic will applies to what Allah loves and to what He does not love. Therefore, we say that Allah the Exalted willed the faith of the believer cosmically, and He willed the disbelief of the disbeliever cosmically. The first is in what He loves, and the second is in what He does not love. Good.
The second difference: In the legislative will, it is not necessary for... yes, correct.
In the cosmic will, the intended outcome must occur, whereas in the legislative will, it may or may not occur. So when Allah the Exalted says: , this is legislative will, because if it were a will of decree, it would have to occur, meaning that the intended outcome, which is repentance, would have to happen. But Allah the Exalted only accepts the repentance of those who repent. And in the cosmic will, the intended outcome must occur, as He said: .