Question (+1) 3275:
Peace be upon you.
Dear teacher, in *Usul al-Kafi*, vol. 3, p. 5, Imam Jaʿfar al-Sadiq speaks of how the two clays—the believer’s and the unbeliever’s—were fashioned. He says that whatever good character we see in our enemies comes from their contact with the heavenly clay, but that in the end they will return to their original nature and become people of Hell.
Will this good character, then, be of no benefit to them? Even today, people who encounter non-Muslims in other countries praise their good manners and say, “We found Islam in non-Muslim lands.” Will such people still be among the people of Hell? What purpose, then, does their good character serve?
Likewise, believers come into contact with the enemies of God and the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), and in the end will return to their original nature and become people of Paradise.
So what is the point of believers striving to avoid sin, do good deeds, and remain vigilant, if they are ultimately destined for Paradise?
🌸🌷بسم الله الرحمن الرحیم🌷🌸
Answer (+1) 3275:
🌹Peace be upon you.
🌼🌱Careful attention to the end of the hadith—where, unfortunately, some translators have gone wrong by translating it freely—shows that it means:
وَ لِلَّهِ الْمَشِيئَةُ فِيهِمْ=God’s will encompasses them. That is, God’s decree encompasses all three natures.
The version in *Basa’ir* reads as follows: وَ لِلَّهِ الْمَشِيَّةُ فِيهِمْ جَمِيعاً. This means that divine will encompasses them all.
Therefore, the believer should not become complacent, the unbeliever should not despair, and the vulnerable should not be left in their state of vulnerability.