1. Who are the allies of Allah People who are accepting and content with the decree of Allah

2. The greatest difference between the allies of allah and those of shaytaan is that allahs allies are accepting of his decree. The decree of allah is based on what he wills and this can either be will concering the creation or his order: The will of Allah which pertains to His decree for His creation and his determination of things and events envelopes all of His creation. The will of Allah which pertains to his order, on the other hand, includes that which is determined by His love and His acceptance.

3. About His will as pertains to His decree, Allah said: “Whosoever Allah wishes ( Iraada, decree) to guide, He expands his breast (to accept) Islam, and whosoever Allah wishes to send astray, He makes his breast tight and restricted as one who climbed up rapidly into the atmosphere.” (Qur'an 6:125) (Nuh is speaking): “My counsel is of no benefit to you even though I wish to counsel you if Allah wishes ( Iraada, decree) to misguide you.” (Qur'an 11:134) “When Allah decrees ( Iraada, decree) for a people evil, there is no way to turn it back, and they have no protector other than Him.” (Qur'an 13:11)

4. And, about His will ( iraada ) as pertains to His order and His law, Allah said: “Whoever is sick or on a journey (let him fast) they number (of days he breaks fast) during other days. Allah wants (Iraada, order) ease for you and does not want (same) hardship for you.” (Qur'an 2:185) “Allah does not want (Iraada, order) to inflict any hardships on you, rather, He wants (same) to purify you and to complete His favor upon you that perhaps you may give thanks.” (Qur'an 5:6) After mentioning that which He has made halal and that which He has made haram in the area of marriage, Allah said: “Allah wants to make things clear to you, and to guide you to the ways of those who came before you, and to turn to you in acceptance, and Allah is allknowing, Wise. Allah wants to turn to you in acceptance, and those who follow their whims and lusts want you to deviate a great deviation. Allah wants to lighten your burden, and man was created weak.” (Qur'an 4:26-28)

5. About His command ( amr ) as pertains to His decree, Allah said: “Our only statement to any thing when we will it, is to say to it "Be!", and it is.” (Qur'an 16:40) “Our command is no more than like the bat of an eye.” (Qur'an 54:50) “The analogy of the life of this world is none other than like the water which we send down from the sky. It mixes with the plants of the earth, that which is eaten by people and cattle. Then, when the earth has taken on its adornment and become beautiful, and when its people imagine that they have gained power over it, our command comes to it by night or by day, and we make it dry and barren, as if it had never been fertile and alive. Thus we explain our signs to a people who ponder.” (Qur'an 10:24)

6. And, about His command ( amr ) as pertains to His order and His law, Allah said: “Verily, Allah commands you with justice, doing of good, and giving to (needy) relatives and forbids you obscenity, disreputable acts, and transgression on the rights of others. He warns you that perhaps you may take heed.” (Qur'an 54:90) “Verily, Allah commands you to render back your trusts to those to whom they are due, and when you judge between the people to judge with justice. How excellent is the warning which Allah gives you. Verily, Allah is all-hearing and all- seeing.” (Qur'an 4:58)

7. About His permission as pertains to His decree or determination, Allah said speaking about sorcerers: “But they are not capable of bringing harm to anyone except with the permission of Allah.” Qur'an 2:102 “Or, do they have some partners (which they associate with Allah) who have ordained for them laws in the deen for which Allah gave no permission ?” (Qur'an 42:121) “Verily, we have sent you as a witness, a bringer of glad tidings, a warner, and a caller to Allah with His permission.” (Qur'an 33:45-46) “And we have never sent a prophet except in order that he be obeyed with the permission of Allah.” (Qur'an 4:64) “Those date trees which you cut down and those which you left standing on their roots were all with the permission of Allah.” (Qur'an 59:5)

8. About His ruling, setting, or decision which pertains to His decree, Allah said: “ “And He decided (that they would be) seven heavens in two days.” (Qur'an 32:12) “When He decides anything, He merely says to it "Be!", and it is.” (Qur'an 2:117) And, about the same word ( qadhaa ') to decide, but pertaining to His order and His law, Allah said: “And Allah has decided that you should worship nothing except Him.” (Qur'an 17:23)

9. About His act of dispatching (ba'th) pertaining to His decree, Allah said: “When the first of the promises comes, we will dispatch upon you some slaves of ours, very vicious in warfare, who will (take over your countries such that they) move freely among your houses. This is the promise of Allah which will come to pass.” (Qur'an 17:5) And, about the same act of dispatching, but pertaining to His order, Allah said: “He is the one who dispatched among the illiterate folk a messenger from among them. He recites to them Allah's verses, purifies them, and teaches them the book (i.e. Qur'an) and the wisdom (i.e. the Sunnah).” (Qur'an 62:2) “And we have dispatched in every nation a messenger (who enjoins them)to worship Allah, and stay away from the devils.” n (Qur'an 16:36)

10. About His act of sending, and pertaining to His decree, Allah said: “Do you not see that we send the devils upon those who disbelieve. They excite them and get them greatly stirred up.” (Qur`an 19:83) “He is the one who sends the winds as harbingers of His mercy.” (Qur'an 25:48) And, about His act of sending, but pertaining to His order, Allah said: “Verily, we have sent you (i.e. Muhammad) as a witness, a bringer of glad tidings, and a warner.” (Qur'an 33:45) “And We sent Nuh to his people” (Qur'an 71:1) “And we have sent to you a messenger as a witness over you just as we sent a messenger to Pharaoh.” ( Qur'an 73:15)

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