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unintelligible.
As to his statement: "It is obligatory for the benefit of His worshipper" it is corrupt logic, for
if He is not
harmed by neglecting the welfare of mankind, the obligation upon Him bears no meaning.
Speaking of what is best for mankind is really its welfare in that He creates them in Paradise.
While to
create them in the world of trials and to expose them to sin then becomes subject to the danger of
punishment, and to the terrors of presentation and accounting (on the Day of Recompense) is not
enviable by the wise.
(v) Obligating What is Beyond One's Ability
The fifth principle: It is possible that Allah - the Exalted - imposes on people obligations beyond
their
ability. This is contrary to the position of the Mu'tazilites (or anyone who follows this way of
thought).
As to his statement: "It is obligatory for the benefit of His worshipper" it is corrupt logic, for
if He is not
harmed by neglecting the welfare of mankind, the obligation upon Him bears no meaning.
Speaking of what is best for mankind is really its welfare in that He creates them in Paradise.
While to
create them in the world of trials and to expose them to sin then becomes subject to the danger of
punishment, and to the terrors of presentation and accounting (on the Day of Recompense) is not
enviable by the wise.
(v) Obligating What is Beyond One's Ability
The fifth principle: It is possible that Allah - the Exalted - imposes on people obligations beyond
their
ability. This is contrary to the position of the Mu'tazilites (or anyone who follows this way of
thought).