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Some people ask a question

Why did Allah create things and then ask us not to engage in them or not to participate or not to do them?

Why did he not just leave them and not create them at all and only tell us to worship him through

Instructions and obligations?

Well, Allah tests us with both asking us to do things as well as

asking us to stay away from things from the very beginning if you recall at the time of Adam, Ali, his Salam

Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala told him one thing and that was don't go near the tree

Allah wants to be worshipped in that way. He chose that where his worshippers

Adam, Ali, his Salatu, a Salam ate from the tree

He sought the forgiveness of Allah. He was forgiven and he was sent on to the earth

We are asked not to eat certain things not to drink certain things if we were to fall into that

It will plunge us into crisis

Sometimes while questioning the wisdom of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala

People begin to dwindle in faith not realizing the harms of these things

It's enough for Allah to tell us don't do this without explaining why?

He is the Lord. He has the right to do that

But out of his kindness, he explains at times what will happen if we partake or participate in that which is prohibited

For example in verse number 91 of Suratul Maida after explaining the prohibition of alcohol as well as gambling

He tells us in

Abomination from the handiwork of the devil will you not stay away from it?

He says then he says

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