Is the statement that the meaning of sending blessings upon the Prophet is mercy correct?
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The questioner : Well, what do you say about the one who says it is mercy? Yes.
The Shaykh : This statement is questionable, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, distinguished between mercy and sending blessings in a verse, in His saying: "Those are..."
The questioner : "Those are upon them..."
The Shaykh : That is[Al-Baqarah 2:157], because the scholars differed regarding supplication for one person in sending blessings upon one of the Prophets, and they permitted supplication for mercy for everyone.
The questioner : By consensus or by disagreement?
The Shaykh : Is it possible?
The questioner : By consensus.
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The questioner : No mercy.
The Shaykh : Mercy.
The questioner : Meaning, did the scholars agree that it is permissible to supplicate for mercy for every believer? Well.
The Shaykh : This statement is questionable, because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, distinguished between mercy and sending blessings in a verse, in His saying: "Those are..."
The questioner : "Those are upon them..."
The Shaykh : That is
upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy
عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌThe questioner : By consensus or by disagreement?
The Shaykh : Is it possible?
The questioner : By consensus.
The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
The questioner : No mercy.
The Shaykh : Mercy.
The questioner : Meaning, did the scholars agree that it is permissible to supplicate for mercy for every believer? Well.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4810صحة قول أن معنى الصلاة على النبي هو الرحمة؟📔 الشرح الممتع على زاد المستقنع - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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