THE WISDOM OF ALLĀH IN COMMANDING AND PROHIBITING THE SERVANT
Ibn Al-Qayyim (may ALLĀH have mercy on him) said:
"Without the divine command, the creation of man would have been in vain and futile, and ALLĀH is exalted above that, and HE has absolved HIMSELF from it, just as HE has absolved HIMSELF from defects and deficiencies...
It is known that leaving man like animals, neglected and idle, is contrary to wisdom; for he was created for the purpose of his perfection, and his perfection is to be knowledgeable of his Lord, loving HIM, and standing in HIS servitude. ALLĀH the Exalted says:
وَمَا خَلَقۡتُ ٱلۡجِنَّ وَٱلۡإِنسَ إِلَّا لِیَعۡبُدُونِ
And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship ME. (51:56)
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The basis of the divine command is Islam, Īmān (faith), and Ihsān (excellence), and they all go back to being grateful for all blessings, small and great, from HIM, and to glorify and revere HIM and to deal with HIM in a manner befitting HIS Majesty. So HIS favors are mentioned, and HE is thanked and not denied, and HE is obeyed and not disobeyed, and HE is remembered and not forgotten.
This, along with the divine command including the adornment of the servant with every beautiful character, and his performance of every good deed and correct speech, and his avoidance of every bad character, and abstaining from every ugly act and false statement. Thus, his command includes the noblest of morals, the beauties of actions, the truth of speech, and benevolence to creation, and perfecting himself with all kinds of perfections, and shunning their opposites, and purifying himself from them, while exposing him to the great and everlasting reward, and the companionship of his Lord in the abode of eternity.
So which of the two matters is more befitting of wisdom? This, or sending him neglected like horses, mules, and donkeys, eating, drinking, and mating like animals?!"
📚 Shifa' Al-'Alīl (2/334-335)
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