What is the opinion regarding the statement of Counselor Ahmed Abdo Maher: "The servant has a will, and Allah has a will, and Allah's will does not begin until after the servant's will," citing the verse: "But you do not will except that Allah wills. Indeed, Allah is ever Knowing and Wise"? And what is the difference between "in sha' Allah" (if Allah wills) and "bi ithnillah" (by Allah's permission)?

The author's statement is false, and the verse he cited indicates the opposite of what he claimed. The will of the servant is subject to the will of Allah Almighty, and this is the belief of the Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jama'ah (Sunnis). The Quran has affirmed this. Allah Almighty created for the servant a will by which his actions are carried out, but this will is restricted by His (Allah's) will. The servant wills nothing except what Allah has willed for him, as explained by Ibn Kathir and Al-Qasimi in their interpretations of the verse: "And you do not will except that Allah wills – Lord of the worlds." Similarly, the phrases "In sha' Allah" (if Allah wills) and "bi-idhnillah" (by the permission of Allah) have the same meaning; both indicate that the occurrence of an action is contingent upon the will of Allah Almighty and His cosmic permission. What Allah wills comes to be, and what He does not will does not come to be.