Al Aqeedah at Tahaawiyah - Part 34

A few points regarding the hereafter are covered in this lesson; Whoever he wills goes to paradise out of his grave and whoever he wills goes to hell out of his Justice Each person acts for whatever has been decided for him and will go to the place for which he was created Good and bad have been decreed for all Action is only obligatory after ability. The ability that is associated with Allah’s decree and that cannot be ascribed to man exists concurrently with action. But the ability associated with health, physical competence, capability, and wellness exists prior to action. The obligation to fulfil the command is related to the latter ability, as Allah says: “Allah does not charge a soul except (with that within) it’s capacity.” 2:286. Man’s actions are the creations of Allah and the works of man Allah does not obligate them to do except that rich they are able And they are only able to do what he obligated them to do This is what it means to say “La Hawla wa-la quwatta illa Bi-llah” (There is neither change nor strength but from Allah). We say, there is no ploy or movement for anyone, and no one can turn from Allah’s disobedience, without Allah’s help; and there is no strength for anyone to obey Allah and be steadfast upon doing so without Allah’s grace Everything happens according to Allah’s will, knowledge, decree and predestination His wills prevail over the will of all others And his decree prevails over the ploy of all others He does what he wishes, but he is never unjust. He is pure from every evil and free from every flaw “He is not questioned about what he does, but they will be questioned” (21:23) As for the dead, they will benefit from the prayers and Sadaqah (Charity) of the living taught by Abu Muadh Taqweem