Sunday, November 3, 2013

Dought & clear, - Attributing ownership and disposal of affairs to created beings.

Is it correct to attribute ownership and disposal of affairs to
created beings when these are actions that should be attributed to
Allaah by way of affirming His Oneness?.
Praise be to Allaah.
We must believe that Allaah alone has ownership and that no one owns
created beings except their Creator, as Allaah says (interpretation of
the meaning):
"And to Allaah belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth"
[Aal 'Imraan 3:189]
"Say: "In Whose Hand is the sovereignty of everything"
[al-Mu'minoon 23:88]
With regard to verses which speak of ownership belonging to someone
other than Allaah, such as the verses (interpretation of the meaning):
"Except from their wives or (the slaves) that their right hands
possess,for then, they are free from blame"
[al-Mu'minoon 23:6]
"or (from that) whereof you hold keys"
[al-Noor 24:61]
this differs from the ownership that is attributed to Allaah in
several ways, such as:
1-The ownership of a created being is limited and only includes a few
of these created things. A man may own that which is under his
control, but he does not own that which is under the control of
others.
2-It is limited, not absolute. A man does not own that which he has in
the fullest sense of the word. Hence he can only dispose of it in ways
that are permitted in sharee'ah. For example, if he wants to burn his
wealth or torture his animal, we say that this is not permitted. But
Allaah owns things in a complete and comprehensive sense.
With regard to saying that Allaah is the only disposer of affairs,
this means that a person believes that Allaah is the Only One Who is
in control, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
"Say (O Muhammad): 'Who provides for you from the sky and the earth?
Or who owns hearing and sight? And who brings out the living from the
dead and brings out the dead from the living? And who disposes the
affairs?' They will say: 'Allaah.' Say: 'Will you not then be afraid
of Allaah's punishment (for setting up rivals in worship with
Allaah)?'
Such is Allaah, your Lord in truth. So after the truth, what else can
there be, save error? How then are you turned away?"
[Yoonus 10:31]
With regard to a man's disposal of affairs, it is limited to that
which is under his control and that which is permitted to him by
sharee'ah.
Based on this, there is nothing wrong with attributing ownership and
disposal of affairs to a person, but this sovereignty and disposal of
affairs is limited. There is no one who owns and controls all things
in a comprehensive sense except Allaah, may He be glorified and
exalted. And Allaah knows best.

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