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Justice of Allah when creating humans
Some people out of hardship or being feared that they might end up in hell, Wished that they never exist in the first place. And there is this question, *Why did Allah created me when I don't want to exist?* One answer I heard is that, Allah asked everyone if they want to enter the test or be human...
Some people out of hardship or being feared that they might end up in hell, Wished that they never exist in the first place. And there is this question, *Why did Allah created me when I don't want to exist?* One answer I heard is that, Allah asked everyone if they want to enter the test or be human beings. They said yes. But I never got reference for it. Closest thing I can get is a Hadith about Adam As taking responsibility, and a Quran ayah talking about > “Truly, We did offer al-amaanah (the trust or moral responsibility or > honesty and all the duties which Allah has ordained) to the heavens > and the earth, and the mountains, but they declined to bear it and > were afraid of it (i.e. afraid of Allah’s torment). But man bore it. > Verily, he was unjust (to himself) and ignorant (of its results) [al-Ahzaab 33:72]”. But in tafsir in ibn kathir. Choosing that whether to take amaanah or not is only given to Adam AS not to every human being. So in sort Adam As took the responsibility behalf of All human beings. **Which some people will argue as injustice,** So can anyone help me to find the answer?
Yusha (343 rep)
Jul 26, 2021, 03:37 AM • Last activity: Mar 24, 2022, 04:33 PM
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How is eternal hell justified
One justification I hear is that if the disbelievers were to stay alive on the earth forever they won't believe meaning their sin is infinite and thus their punishment should be infinite too. but even if they were not to believe if they stayed on the earth forever, they still died, and since they di...
One justification I hear is that if the disbelievers were to stay alive on the earth forever they won't believe meaning their sin is infinite and thus their punishment should be infinite too. but even if they were not to believe if they stayed on the earth forever, they still died, and since they died, they're being punished for a sin they haven't committed which is eternal hell, which I believe is unfair. Another problem with this justification is that it contradicts one Muslim answer for the question "why did god leave us to live on earth instead of judging us instantly into heaven or hell" which is "God left us on earth to be witnesses on our actions so that we can't deny them when we're being judged and have no excuse for our sins". The contradiction happens because the disbelievers will be accounted and tormented for a sin that they were not witnesses of.
LostPositron (1 rep)
Aug 3, 2021, 07:40 PM • Last activity: Nov 22, 2021, 04:28 PM
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I'm writing a fiction story about magic to distract me from porn, can it be justified?
My story will include magic; I've read others that said it's fine to write any kind of fiction since it's considered expression of imagination, but I've also read that magic is not permissible in any way shape or form in Islam. Is it alright if I write characters with magical abilities? I will not i...
My story will include magic; I've read others that said it's fine to write any kind of fiction since it's considered expression of imagination, but I've also read that magic is not permissible in any way shape or form in Islam. Is it alright if I write characters with magical abilities? I will not include religious aspects in my story, i.e. devils, pentagrams, etc. (unless you consider spirits to be religious). I will also refrain from having characters do things opposing Allah's teachings, i.e. zina, killing, etc. I'm suffering from addiction of porn, and I'm writing to distract me from watching it. It has been a really great distraction method so far. But I don't know if it can be justified that I write about magic (which is, to my current knowledge, a possible sin) to distract me from porn and masturbation.
Fakhri (1 rep)
Jun 24, 2020, 10:41 AM • Last activity: Jul 7, 2020, 04:24 AM
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Does God decide when and how one dies? If one commits suicide, did God decide that earlier?
Has God decided one's age? If so, has He decided how he will die and by whom he will be killed? Suppose one commits suicide, did God decide that earlier? If so, who is to blame really?
Has God decided one's age? If so, has He decided how he will die and by whom he will be killed? Suppose one commits suicide, did God decide that earlier? If so, who is to blame really?
abdul majeed ck (49 rep)
Nov 19, 2016, 03:16 PM • Last activity: Sep 26, 2018, 08:03 PM
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What notions of "free will" and "qadr" exist in the different theological sects?
There are a number of questions regarding the free will vs. qadr juxtaposition on the site already (see e.g. this one on [whether humans have free will in faith](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8933/is-there-free-will-of-faith-according-to-islam), this one about [free will vs qadr](https:/...
There are a number of questions regarding the free will vs. qadr juxtaposition on the site already (see e.g. this one on [whether humans have free will in faith](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/8933/is-there-free-will-of-faith-according-to-islam) , this one about [free will vs qadr](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/12167/are-humans-destined-to-do-things-or-human-do-things-cause-of-free-will) , again [free will vs qadr](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/18889/how-is-there-a-fixed-destiny-if-we-have-free-will) , the comments and answer to this one relate [free will vs qadr to "is Satan to blame for evil"](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/37733/is-attributing-evil-to-satan-heresy)) , as well as some pulling Allah's attribute of Justice into the mix (this question about [whether nurture overpowers free will's effect of justifying punishment](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/24103/how-is-free-will-justified-with-those-who-are-raised-in-a-bad-environment)) . The problem with all of these posts is that I am unable to understand what each of them means by "free will" or "qadr"; there seem to be different schools of thought on free will according to [this](https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/12174/17702) and [this](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/36657/is-disbelief-in-free-will-kufr) and some attempts at resolving ahadith that qadr can be changed by du'a [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/571/17702) , but those answers do not seem to develop the notions very clearly to me, and the one on qadr seems contradictory. Any attempt at an explanation I have seen so far fails to address the question of "does Allah give creatures with free will a power to choose in themselves?". An answer of "creatures are given an independent power of chosing" seems to contradict the idea of "la hawla wa la quwatta illa billah" (with regard to quwatta there is mention of it in [18:39](https://quran.com/18/39) , I couldn't find a source for hawla), and an answer of "Allah creates their choices and their inclinations and decisions" makes the will not "free" in any sense I can discern and does not seem to be any kind of basis for punishment (this is where free will vs qadr collides with justice). To sum up, here are my questions: - **what understandings of "free will" exist in the schools of thought, and in what sense is will considered to be "free" here?** - **what understandings of "qadr" exist in the schools of thought?** - **how do the schools of thought resolve the juxtaposition of these with regard to Justice?** What the main orthodox schools of thought say is my main interest, but I'd also be interested in the opinions of extinct schools, e.g. the Muta'zilites, just in case someone happens to know. Due to the experiences I've had with people trying to explain this: I'm not interested in posts begging the question like "of course we have free will, how else could Allah be just?" and things like that; this is exactly the point of my question, I can't make sense of these concepts taken together. Analogies seem to be largely useless in this regard, e.g. [this answer (which I find pretty much useless in the context of my question) here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/7287/17702) completely ignores that Allah is the creator of everything created, while the analogy assumes "randomness" originating from somewhere else; similar criticism to the consistency (!) of what the answer says applies to the answer [here](https://islam.stackexchange.com/a/37740/17702) , and I expressed that criticism in the comments to it. I don't think more vague analogies will prove any more useful; I'm interested in precise attempts at explaining the points of friction I outlined above.
G. Bach (2099 rep)
Feb 13, 2017, 12:04 PM • Last activity: Jun 25, 2017, 11:00 AM
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Is Allah fair with every humanbeing?
Assalamualaikum Brothers/Sisters, I need an ayath from the Quran which says that Allah is fair with every human being. Even the Non-Muslims. Jazakallahi Khair.
Assalamualaikum Brothers/Sisters, I need an ayath from the Quran which says that Allah is fair with every human being. Even the Non-Muslims. Jazakallahi Khair.
Data Shark (103 rep)
Nov 27, 2016, 04:00 AM • Last activity: Mar 31, 2017, 02:59 AM
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Is life a fair test?
Allah is fair to all of his slaves however this life is a test for all of us yet we all don't have the same amount of time on this test (Earth). Some people get longer time and they live to an older age and some people have less time for the same test as they die at a younger age. I understand that...
Allah is fair to all of his slaves however this life is a test for all of us yet we all don't have the same amount of time on this test (Earth). Some people get longer time and they live to an older age and some people have less time for the same test as they die at a younger age. I understand that having more time could also mean you are at risk of getting more sins if you do not use your time wisely but equally you have more time to collect good deeds and please Allah. What if in the last few years of your old age you change and decide to leave behind your haram life style and only please Allah? What if you are a non-Muslim and decide you want to revert? You may say because it is a test, but then what about children? Why are they brought to life on Earth if they will not really be tested because their life is taken away from them while they are a child? This means at this age they do not have any sins so will be granted Jannah. I mean personally if I had a choice of when to be taken away, I would have chosen a time in my childhood when I was considered an innocent child or even a baby because at this time I do not have sins and so will be granted Jannah. We all will have to die one day and that is for sure so a younger age would be better than going through the pain of trails.
Zohal (2261 rep)
Feb 2, 2016, 11:22 AM • Last activity: Nov 16, 2016, 07:17 PM
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