1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,769 Summary of Sunni concepts 2 00:00:08,769 --> 00:00:16,079 Evil is not attributed to God Almighty 3 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:23,079 It was reported on the authority of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, in one of the supplications that open the prayer 4 00:00:23,079 --> 00:00:24,079 And in it 5 00:00:24,079 --> 00:00:26,109 And evil is not yours 6 00:00:26,109 --> 00:00:30,239 Narrated by Muslim Abu Dawud and Al-Tirmidhi 7 00:00:30,239 --> 00:00:35,240 This denial requires refraining from adding evil to God Almighty in any way 8 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:39,240 Not for Himself, nor for His names or attributes 9 00:00:39,240 --> 00:00:41,240 Nor for his actions 10 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,240 He, Glory be to Him, is above that 11 00:00:44,240 --> 00:00:47,240 His actions are all pure good 12 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:54,240 Rather, the matter is evil in relation to the creature and what it relates to and does 13 00:00:54,240 --> 00:00:57,240 This is as God Almighty said 14 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,240 Whatever good befalls you is from God 15 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:05,239 Whatever evil befalls you is from yourself 16 00:01:05,239 --> 00:01:08,239 That is, whatever befalls you, son of Adam, that makes you sad 17 00:01:08,239 --> 00:01:11,239 It is because of your sins 18 00:01:11,239 --> 00:01:16,370 This does not contradict the fact that evil is the same as good 19 00:01:16,370 --> 00:01:19,370 A reality according to God Almighty’s appreciation and decree 20 00:01:19,370 --> 00:01:23,370 As God Almighty said in response to the hypocrites 21 00:01:23,370 --> 00:01:29,370 And if good befalls them, they say, “This is from God.” 22 00:01:29,370 --> 00:01:34,370 And if an evil befalls them, they say, “This is from you.” 23 00:01:34,370 --> 00:01:38,370 Say it's all from God 24 00:01:38,370 --> 00:01:44,370 What is the matter with these people who can hardly understand a word? 25 00:01:44,370 --> 00:01:47,459 What justice God does to His servants 26 00:01:47,459 --> 00:01:50,459 And the punishment of those who deserve punishment 27 00:01:51,459 --> 00:01:53,459 He is the best lover 28 00:01:53,459 --> 00:01:57,459 Even if it is evil in their view or for them 29 00:01:57,459 --> 00:02:01,459 Such as cutting off the hand of a thief or retribution against a murderer 30 00:02:01,459 --> 00:02:07,560 The bottom line is that God is the creator of both good and evil 31 00:02:07,560 --> 00:02:10,560 But evil is a separate effect 32 00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:13,560 It is not a description of God Almighty 33 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:17,560 It is not said that He, Glory be to Him, is a doer of evil 34 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:23,560 Rather, it is good insofar as it is related to His actions and appreciation 35 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:28,560 It is evil insofar as it is attributed to someone to whom it is evil 36 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,560 It is a relative matter that has two aspects 37 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,560 One of them is good 38 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:36,560 It is the aspect that is attributed to God Almighty 39 00:02:36,560 --> 00:02:39,560 Creation, formation, and will 40 00:02:39,560 --> 00:02:42,560 Because of its great wisdom 41 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,560 Which God may have limited knowledge of 42 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:50,560 Or He gives whomever He wishes of His creation what He wishes of them 43 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,620 The second is the face of evil 44 00:02:52,620 --> 00:02:58,620 It is the aspect that is attributed to the creature that caused it and the one who is in it 45 00:02:58,620 --> 00:03:02,659 This is why we should be polite with God in conversation 46 00:03:02,659 --> 00:03:05,659 And not attributing evil to Him, Glory be to Him 47 00:03:05,659 --> 00:03:08,659 As Al-Khidr said to Moses, peace be upon him 48 00:03:08,659 --> 00:03:11,659 When he explained to him what he did on the ship 49 00:03:11,659 --> 00:03:14,659 I wanted to shame her 50 00:03:14,659 --> 00:03:16,659 So he attributed the matter to himself 51 00:03:16,659 --> 00:03:20,659 When he explained the good side of building the wall 52 00:03:20,659 --> 00:03:25,659 He said, “So your Lord wanted to reach their maturity.” 53 00:03:25,659 --> 00:03:29,659 Their treasure will be extracted as a mercy from your Lord 54 00:03:29,659 --> 00:03:32,659 So we attribute goodness to God Almighty 55 00:03:32,659 --> 00:03:35,659 Then he said about everyone 56 00:03:35,659 --> 00:03:38,659 And what you did about me 57 00:03:38,659 --> 00:03:42,659 That is the interpretation of what you did not have patience for 58 00:03:42,659 --> 00:03:47,300 Summary of Sunni concepts