Documents of the Right Word

necessary). They become angry when other men see their wives.
They do not say that these people are excusable. On the other
hand, they use this false pretext to escape Hell torment, which is
clearly stated in âyats and hadîths. They say that they should be
free to do whatever they wish and all sorts of evil and should not
be interrogated at all. Allâhu ta’âlâ declares, as is purported in the
seventh âyat of Tûr sûra, “Verily, thine Rabb shall inflict torment.
There is no escape from it.” If these people see an insane stranger
in their home, they will not become angry and will say that he is
mentally deranged and does not have an option. On the other
hand, if they see a sane person they will become angry. They will
not say that this person is excusable. While in worldly matters they
distinguish between a person who has an option and one who does
not, they deny the existence of option when it comes to obeying
the Sharî’at.
The groups of Qaderiyya and Jebriyya have deviated from
haqq [the right way], because the former deny qadâ and qader and
the latter say that man does not have an option [choice]. They have
become people of bid’at and dalâlat (aberration). The moderate
way without any excess or deviation is (the one taken by people
who make up) the Madh-hab (called) Ahl as-sunnat(t) wa’ljamâ’a(t).
Imâm-i-a’zam Abû Hanîfa asked Imâm-i-Ja’fer Sâdiq,
“O the grandson of the Messenger’s grandson! Has Allâhu ta’âlâ
left men’s deeds to themselves?” “Allâhu ta’âlâ will not make His
born slaves partners to Himself in being Rabb,” was the answer.
This time the former asked, “Will He compel His born slaves?”
The Imâm said, “It is incompatible with His Justice to compel His
born slaves and then to torment them.” And when Imâm-i-a’zam
finally asked, “How should we believe, then?”, the latter replied,
“Between these two extremes. He does not have actions done by
force. Nor does He completely let them act as they wish.” All good
and evil deeds are dependent upon the Taqdîr and Irâda of Allâhu
ta’âlâ. The disbelievers called Jebriyya not only assert that they are
compelled to do their evil deeds, but also disignore the fact that the
state of disbelief and disobedience they are in is evil in itself. They
say that “Allâhu ta’âlâ likes whatever He wills (creates). He would
not will it if He did not like it. Even the state of being a polytheist
is something Allah likes. He will not torment anyone for having
done something He likes.” However, Allâhu ta’âlâ belies them
through âyats, such as the hundred and forty-eighth âyat of An’âm
sûra, which purports, “Earlier ones (people) also disbelieved.”
Allâhu ta’âlâ informs that He hates disbelief, that disbelief is evil,
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