LessonsHuman Ability and Acts, Divine Will and Decree, and Pleasure and AngerQuiz

لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Allah does not charge a soul beyond its capacity. (al-Baqarah 2:286)

Divine commands take account of a person's actual capacity and means. A person who lacks the necessary ability is not addressed in precisely the same way as one who has it.

Responsibility is tied to the prior availability of essential capability, while the occurrence of the act involves human choice together with the tawfīq Allah grants.

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Responsibility according to capacity

Human Ability and Acts, Divine Will and Decree, and Pleasure and Anger

لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا وُسْعَهَا
Allah does not charge a soul beyond its capacity. (al-Baqarah 2:286)

Divine commands take account of a person's actual capacity and means. A person who lacks the necessary ability is not addressed in precisely the same way as one who has it.

Responsibility is tied to the prior availability of essential capability, while the occurrence of the act involves human choice together with the tawfīq Allah grants.