معنى حديث (لله منة رحمة)‎ ودفع الإشكال المتوهم فيه

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: Allah SWT’s attribute of mercy is one of the greatest attributes of the creator, may he be exalted.

It combines both of Allah’s names (Ar-Rahman) and (Ar-Raheem), and it is one of the broadest of Allah SWT’s attributes in terms of its consequences on the earth and in the heavens, and in this life and the next.

One of the greatest ahadeeth that describes the vastness of Allah’s mercy is the saying of the Prophet Muhammad pbuh: (There are one hundred (parts of) mercy for Allah and He has sent down out of these one part of mercy upon the jinn, human beings, animals and insects and it is because of this (one part) that they love one another, show kindness to one another and even the beast treats its young one with affection, and Allah has reserved ninety-nine parts of mercy with which he would treat his servants on the day of resurrection).

Our pious predecessors have unanimously agreed that the mercy mentioned in this hadith is the created mercy, so all of the expressions of mercy that are witnessed on this earth is part of that (one part of mercy) that Allah has created.

Allah SWT will take away this mercy when the destruction of this earth is decreed and the Hour arrives.

Allah SWT the Almighty has reserved the ninety-nine parts of mercy for the believers on the day of Resurrection, and this mercy will be added to it, making Allah’s mercy a total of one hundred parts of mercy.

This is all in addition to Allah’s mercy, Glory be to him, which encompasses everything.

From this mercy that Allah has saved for the day of Resurrection are physical matters such as the basin, the shade, and the greatest mercy which is Paradise.

There is also the mercy that cannot be seen but exists nevertheless such as the mercy that exists between the hearts of people on that Day.

People will show mercy to one another and intercede for one another.

The angels will also have mercy on that day and will seek forgiveness for the believers and intercede for them.

Ahl al-Kalam (speculative theologians) miss understands this hadith to infer that the mercy of Allah is an attribute that is added to the one described.

They then disagreed amongst themselves.

The Ashari’s, for example, have different views with regards to the type of attribute; some of them say that it is an attribute of the noun meaning an intention to do Ihsan, and some of them say that it is an attribute of the verb which carries the meaning of Ihsan, or blessings.

As to those that are influenced by the Jahmiyyah, they claim that Allah’s attributes are created.

The reason for all of this confusion is an error in understanding the kind of Idhafah.

/ or addition as previously mentioned.