No human being, nor any other creature, owns or possesses any thing, power or force. By God’s will and power, creatures are entrusted with abilities, whether these are limited in scope or immense in scale; it makes no difference. If Almighty God so wills, creatures may be granted astonishing, miraculous abilities. In truth, every ability in this world, at every scale, is a manifestation of God’s power.
Whether beloved or condemned, every creature, whatever its rank or ability, can do so only through God’s power and by His will. The difference between the power and abilities of creatures and those of God is that God owns every power and ability, while no creature owns anything. A creature’s ability remains manifest only for as long as Almighty God wills.
قال أبو الحسن الرضا ع قال الله یا ابن آدم بمشیئتی کنت أنت الذی تشاء لنفسک ما تشاء و بقوتی أدیت فرائضی و بنعمتی قویت على معصیتی جعلتک سمیعا بصیرا قویا ما أصابک من حسنه فمن الله و ما أصابک من سیئه فمن نفسک و ذاک أنی أولى بحسناتک منک و أنت أولى بسیئاتک منی و ذاک أننی لا أسأل عما أفعل و هم یسئلون.
الکافی (ط - الإسلامیه)، ج1، ص: 152
Imam al-Rida, peace be upon him, said: God, Exalted is He, says: “O son of Adam, it is by My will that you are able to will for yourself whatever you wish; by My strength that you fulfil My obligations; and by My blessing that you are able to disobey Me. I made you hearing, seeing and strong. Whatever good befalls you is from God, and whatever ill befalls you is from yourself. This is because I have a greater claim to your good deeds than you do, while you have a greater claim to your evil deeds than I do. The reason is that I am not questioned about what I do, but they will be questioned.”
أصول الکافی / ترجمه مصطفوى، ج1، ص: 210