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Why Allaah tests people although He knows their future actions

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Aselamu Aleykum brothers and sisters how is dawa now my question is why is Allah in the quran in sura mohamod verse @28-33 or around says "wela neblwa nekum hata nelemul mujahidune" meaning we will test you antill we know amoung you the people with sebr and those who are mujahidin. is not is Allah all knowing meaing knowing the future. my second question is hijab a kind of covering face obligation did not prophet mohamod say to a woman cover your body except your face and your hands is not this hadis sohih. third question who are ahlel kitab is they are the jews and christians how can we eat their foot since they are sloughtering the animanls in the name of jesus.but Allah says in the quran don't eat a foot if the name of allah is not mentioned when the animal is sloughtered. can we have christian and jews freinds what does the quran mean when it says don't take the jews and chrisitans your "awlia" can you explain my relation ship with those peoples meaing those ahlel kitab. in relation to this how can we have wives and among the ahlel kitab if they don't belif in Allah if we get in to marriage there is love at all if allah orders muslims not to take those ahlele kitab as "awlia" how can we have merraige with them. weselammu aleykum werehmatu lahi weberekathu inthe last can you send me how to find the answer to my quesion in your site. have a nice time my Allah guide us to the right path amin.

Answer

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

First of all, may Allaah increase your zeal to do good. We consider that the questions which you asked are in order to know the truth and not as an objection to the legislation of Allaah because His Legislation is free from contradictions.

Since Allaah has legislated this, then this is enough wisdom. However, it is permissible for a Muslim to seek the wisdom behind that.

We may summarize the answer to your questions in the following points:

1- Undoubtedly, Allaah is All-Knower of everything, but the meaning from this verse and similar verses is to reveal openly the deeds in order to establish evidence on its doer. Allaah judges the people according to what they have actually done and not according to His Knowledge of what they would do in the future.

2- The narration reported by Asmaa’ about them covering of the face and hands is classified by some scholars  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  them as Dha’eef [inauthentic] whereas it is classified by others as sound. Even if we presume that it is authentic, it may have been reported before the Hijab was ordained by Allaah. For more benefit, please refer to Fatwa 83033.

3- The People of the Book are the Jews and the Christians and Allaah permitted us eating the meat of animals slaughtered by them because they mention the name of Allaah when they slaughter. Therefore, if it is known that they slaughter it in the name of other than the Name of Allaah, then it becomes impermissible to eat it according to the most predominant opinion of the scholars  may  Allaah  have  mercy  upon  them. Likewise, if it is not slaughtered and was killed by other methods, it is also prohibited.

4- Loving a wife is a natural love upon which Allaah created mankind, and a person is not sinful nor will he be held accountable if this is from a husband to his wife. The same thing applies to loving a non-Muslim father or a non-Muslim child. What is forbidden is to love the falsehood upon which a person is.

Allaah Knows best.

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