al-Taliqat al-Mukhtasarah ala Matn al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah - Salih Al-Fawzan - (113)

as Allah, Exalted is He, says in His Book: “He is not questioned about what He does, whereas they will be questioned” (Q 21:23). Hence, whoever asks, “Why did He do that?” has rejected the ruling of the Book.

When the Prophet ﷺ saw his Companions exchanging such questions, he said, “Is this what you were commanded to do? Is it for this that you were created?”⦗1⦘

You must not question Allah or dispute with Him about His actions, His decree, and His destiny. Observe proper decorum with your Lord; you are but a servant, so do not intrude upon His affairs—glorious and exalted is He. Allah is not to be questioned about what He does, for He does nothing except with perfect wisdom. That wisdom may be manifest to us or hidden from us, yet we believe that Allah does nothing in vain; everything He does is for a wise purpose, whether we perceive it or not.

A human being is responsible for his own deeds, not for the deeds of Allah. Therefore, concern yourself with what you will be called to account for on the Day of Resurrection—your own actions. The servant’s duty is to submit to Allah.

That is, if someone says, “Why did Allah do such-and-such? Why did He decree this or that?”—whoever says

(1) Amr ibn Shuayb, on the authority of his father, from his grandfather, related: "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ came out one day while the people were talking about qadar (predestination). His face grew so red with anger that it looked as though pomegranate seeds had burst upon it. He said: 'What is the matter with you that you set part of the Book of Allah against another? It was by this that those before you were destroyed.'" The narrator then said: "I have never envied myself for missing a gathering with the Messenger of Allah more than I envied myself for not attending that gathering." Reported by Ahmad, 2:178, 181, 185, 195; Ibn Majah, no. 85. Declared authentic by Shaykh Ahmad Shakir in his edition of the Musnad, no. 6668.

كما قال تعالى في كتابه: (لا يُسأل عما يفعل وهم يسألون) : فمن سأل: لِمَ فعل؟ فقد رد حكم الكتاب: ــ الصحابة يتساءلون في هذا فقال: "أبهذا أُمرتم؟ أم لهذا خُلقتم؟ " (١) . أنت لا تسأل الله ولا تناقشه عن أفعاله وعن قضائه وقدره، تأدب مع الله؛ لأنك عبد، فلا تتدخل في شؤونه جل وعلا، فالله لا يسأل عما يفعل؛ لأن الله لا يفعل شيئاً إلا لحكمة، والحكمة قد تظهر وقد تخفى علينا، فنؤمن بأن الله لا يفعل شيئاً عبثاً؛ إنما يفعله لحكمة، سواءً ظهرت لنا أو لم تظهر. فالإنسان مسؤول عن عمله، ليس مسؤولاً عن أعمال الله ﷿، فاعتن بما أنت مسؤول عنه يوم القيامة، وهو عملك، فعلى العبد التسليم لله. أي قال: لم فعل الله كذا؟ لم قدّر الله كذا وكذا؟ فمن قال

(١) فعن عمرو بن شعيب عن أبيه عن جده قال: خرج رسول الله ﷺ ذات يوم والناس يتكلمون في القدر، قال: فكأنما تفقَّأ في وجهه حبُّ الرمان من الغضب، قال: فقال: "ما لكم تضربون كتاب الله بعضه ببعض؟! بهذا هلك من كان قبلكم" قال: فما غبطت نفسي بمجلس فيه رسول الله لم أشهده بما غبطت نفسي بذلك المجلس أني لم أشهده. ...أخرجه أحمد ٢/١٧٨، ١٨١، ١٨٥، ١٩٥ وابن مجاه رقم (٨٥) وصححه الشيخ شاكر في تحقيق المسند رقم (٦٦٦٨)