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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Meaning of al-Mutawaffa and al-Mutawaffi

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The questioner:
The Shaykh. The one who grants success, and he said after that something that clarifies the mass-transmitted report.

The Shaykh:
Al-Mutawaffa, what indicates al-Mutawaffa, al-Mutawaffa, yes. As for al-Mutawaffa, it is Allah; He is the One who takes the souls at the time of their death. It is a name of the active doer (ism fa'il). Al-Mutawaffi is a name of the active doer. This is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He),
Allah takes the souls at the time of their deathاللَّهُ يَتَوَفَّى الْأَنفُسَ حِينَ مَوْتِهَا
[Az-Zumar 39:42]
. As for the dead person, he is called al-Mutawaffa, yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 72 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/الصلاة/صلاة الخوف/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:06:47)

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