Hadith 69

It is reported that a man asked him-asws about the capability, so he-asws said: ‘Are you capable of doing what has not happened yet? ’ He said, ‘No’. He-asws said: ‘Are you capable of preventing from what has already happened? ’ He said, ‘No’. He-asws said: ‘Then, regarding what are you capable of? ’ The man said, ‘I don’t know’. The Aalim-asws said: ‘Allah-azwj Mighty and Majestic Created creatures and Made a tool of the deed to be in them, and He-azwj did not Delegate to them, so they are capable of the deed in the time of the deed, with the deed’. The man said to him-asws, ‘The servants are compelled? ’ He-asws said: ‘If they were compelled, they would be excused’. The man said, ‘He-azwj Delegated to them? ’ He-asws said: ‘No’. He said, ‘Then what is it? ’ The Aalim-asws said: ‘He-azwj Knew the deed from them so He-azwj Made a tool of the deed to be in them, so when they do it, they would be capable’’. [69]