وَعَلِمَ مَا هُمْ عَامِلُونَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَخْلُقَهُمْ
Allah knew what they would do before He created them.
وَأَمَرَهُمْ بِطَاعَتِهِ وَنَهَاهُمْ عَنْ مَعْصِيَتِهِ
He commanded them to obey Him and forbade them from disobeying Him.
The apparent difficulty: If Allah knows deeds beforehand, why command and prohibit human acts?
Resolution: Foreknowledge concerns perfect knowledge of what will occur; commands concern moral responsibility. Knowing an act beforehand does not compel the person or erase the obligation.
Inference to avoid: “God knew it, therefore I am not responsible” confuses knowledge with obligation.
Application: Instead of excusing a wrong with predestination, the person must repent and correct it.