aqeedatul wasitiyyah

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مِنَfromالمُجْرِمِينَthe criminalsوَتَعْذِيبِand the tortureالْكَافِرِينَof the disbelieversدَلِيلٌis a proofعَلَىofالسُّخْطِangerوَالغَضَبِ،and wrath,

The torture of disbelievers is a proof of anger and wrath,

وَلَيْسَand is notدَلِيلًاa proofعَلَىofالرَّضَاpleasureوَلَاnorعَلَىofانْتِفَاءِthe absenceالْغَضَبِof wrathوَالسُّخْطِ.and anger.

and is not a proof of pleasure nor of the absence of wrath and anger.

وَنَقُولُ:And we say:هَذِهِthisالْآيَةُ:verse:﴿فَلَمَّاWhenءَاسَفُونَاthey made us angryأَنتَقَمْنَاwe took revengeمِنْهُمْfrom them[الزُّخْرُفِ:[Az-Zukhruf:٥٥]55]

And we say: this verse: ﴿When they made us angry, we took revenge from them﴾ [Az-Zukhruf: 55] is a response to you; because it makes revenge different from anger; because conditional is not unconditional.

مَسْأَلَةٌ:Issue:

Issue:

بَقِيَIt remainsأَنْthatيُقالَit is said( فَلَمَّا( Whenءَاسَفُونَاthey made us angry) :):نَحْنُWeنَعْرِفُknowأَنْthatالْأَسَفَthe angerهُوَisالْحُزْنُthe sadnessوَالنَّدَمُand regretعَلَىonشَيْءٍsomethingمَضَىthat has passedعَلَىonالنَّادِمِthe remorsefulلاcannotيَسْتَطِيعُlift it;فَهَلSo, doesيُوْصَفُis describedاللَّهُGodبِالْحُزْنِwith sadnessوَالنَّدَمِ؟and regret?

It remains to say: (When they made us angry): we know that anger is the sadness and regret over something that has passed on the remorseful that cannot be lifted; so, does God be described with sadness and regret?

مَعْنَيَانِ:Two meanings:

Two meanings:

الْجَوَابُ:The answer:لَا،No,وَنُجِيبُand we respondعَنْaboutالْآيَةِthe verseبِأَنَّthatالْأَسَفَthe sadnessفِيinاللُّغَةِthe languageلَهَاhasالْمَعْنَىthe meaningالأَوَّلُ:the first:الْأَسَفُthe sadnessبِمَعْنَىmeansالْحُزْنِ؛sadness;مِثْلَlikeقَوْلِthe sayingاللَّهِGodتَعَالَىthe Exaltedعَنْfromيَعْقُوبَ:Jacob:﴿يَاسَفَىOh, how I mournعَلَىforيُوسُفَJoseph!وَابْيَضَّتْand his eyes turned whiteعَيْنَاهُhis eyesمِنَfromالْحُزْنِthe sadness

The answer: No, and we respond about the verse that sadness in the language has the first meaning: sadness; like God's saying about Jacob: ﴿Oh, how I mourn for Joseph! And his eyes turned white from the sadness﴾ [Joseph: 84].

وَيُطْلَقُAnd it is also saidالْأَسَفُthe sadnessعَلَىonالْغَضَبِ،the anger,فِيُقَالُ:it can be said:أَسَفٌAngerعَلَيْهِ؛on him;يَأْسَفُ؛is angry;بِمَعْنَىin a sense;غَضَبٌ.wrath.

And it is also said that sadness can mean anger; it can be said: "Anger is on him"; meaning yes, he is angry.

وَالْمَعْنَىAnd the first meaning:الأَوَّلُthe first::مُمتَنِعٌis impossibleبِالنِّسْبَةِfor Godلِلَّهِfor God and Almighty.عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.the Almighty.وَالثَّانِي:The second:مُثْبَتٌis establishedلِلَّهِ؛for God;لِأَنَّbecauseاللَّهَGodتَعَالَىthe ExaltedوَصَفَdescribedبِهِHimselfنَفْسَهُHimself;فَقَالَ:and He said:﴿فَلَمَّاWhenءَاسَفُونَاthey made us angryأَنتَقَمْنَاwe took revengeمِنْهُمْ.from them.

The first meaning: it is impossible for God; the second: is established for God; because God is Exalted and described Himself with it; and He said: ﴿When they made us angry, we took revenge from them.﴾.

وَفِيAnd inالْآيَةِthe verseمِنْthere areصِفَاتِattributesاللَّهِof God:الْغَضَبِwrathوَالْإِنْتِقَامِ.and the revenge.

And in the verse are attributes of God: wrath and revenge.