Sin is done by Allahs will
Mu' meneen Brothers
and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa
Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
brothers/sisters has asked this question:
it is said that
every thing is done, if and only if Allah wish, otherwise not. when a
person do any thing wrong(sin) then he did that sin only Allah wish otherwise
it is not possible, right? then why we will be punished for the sin, cos every
thing is done if Allah wish? would u pls explain it to me. i do not want to
make u confuse, as a Muslim i do not have any problem with this but sometime
this question arise in my mind and i think this should be clear to me. so pls
explain.
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Answer:
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none
can misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright.
We bear witness that there is no one (no idol, no person, no grave, no prophet, no imam,
no dai, nobody!) worthy of
worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that Muhammad(saws) is His
slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
There is absolutely no doubt in
the Truth that whatever happens in this Universe, it happens with the Will of
Allah. Not even a leaf falls out of a
tree, nor a seed sprouts in the furthest corner of the earth, but our Almighty
Lord has full knowledge of it. He
indeed is the All Mighty, All Powerful.
The question arises that why did
Allah create evil, or why does He allow people to sin and do evil deeds?
Allah says in the Holy
Quran in Chapter 67 Surah Al Mulk verse 2:He (Allah) created death and life
that He may test you, to see which of you is the best in deeds.
The truth is that Allah created
us, and gave us intelligence and a free will, for a test…. And for a person to
be tested, it was necessary that good and evil both be presented in front of
him; so that the human being, who has been bestowed with the power of
intelligence and free will, is able to choose what he wills for himself. If Allah only allowed people to do good
deeds, then it would not have been a fair test. For a test to be fair, one has to be provided with both right and
wrong … and the person who has done his study and hard work, will recognize the
right from the wrong, and do the right.
But if a person is careless and unprepared, he will use conjecture and
guesswork, instead of intelligence, and do as he desires; and thus fail the
test miserably.
There is a difference between
the Will or Permission of Allah, and the Pleasure of Allah. Allah created man and gave him intelligence
and a free will to do what he wants.
If a person chooses to use his intelligence, and follow the guidance
sent by his Creator, Allah allows and permits him to take this path, and is
pleased with him.
But, if a person, with his own
free will, chooses to deny and disobey the guidance sent by Allah, but instead
makes his own set of rules and follows his own desire, Allah allows and permits
the person to take this path of falsehood, but He is displeased with him.
The test is for a limited time,
and when this time is over, all will be
gathered in the Just Court of Allah,
and the results will be announced of who passed the test of life, and who failed it!
To understand the concept better,
allow me to relate a worldly example to you.
Say, a teacher tests her students, and when standing behind the student
who is answering the test questions, she sees that the student is writing all
the right answers. She allows the
student to complete his test, and is pleased with the preparation of the
student. Then she stands and looks over to the answers of another student, who
is writing all the answers wrong. She
allows even this student to complete his test and does not say a word to him,
but is displeased with him, and feels sorry for the student that he did not
prepare or accept her teachings during the whole semester, and thus will fail
miserably.
For both students, the teacher
allows them to finish their test; and when the test is over, she will announce
the results of who has passed and who has failed.
Similarly, Allah allows both the
good and the bad to keep on working their deeds. The one who does good, Allah allows him, and is also pleased
with him. But when one does evil, Allah still allows him, but is displeased
with him. And this test is only for a
limited time, and when this test is over, Allah will announce the results of
who has passed this test of life, and who has failed it.
Therefore, its not that
Allah cannot stop the evil or is helpless against the workers of evil. He is the Almighty, All Wise. If He had so willed, He could have forced
everyone to do only good deeds; but then the purpose of the test would be
defeated! Therefore, he has given man
a free will for a limited time period of one life; and He has sent His Prophets
and revealed His Books to teach and guide mankind to the syllabus and way of
life acceptable to Him. And then He
leaves man free to choose between accepting or denying his guidance. Whoever accepts and follows the course and
guidance sent by Allah, passes the test and earns the Mercy and Forgiveness of
Allah. And whoever denies and rejects
the guidance sent by Allah, he fails the test and deserves the Wrath and Anger
of Allah Subhanah.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Your Brother in
Islam,
Burhan
