Is Allah (Mighty and Majestic) described as being bored, compassionate, and generous?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is Allah (Mighty and Majestic) described as being bored, compassionate, and generous? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Al-Mannan (the Generous One), yes, is among the names of Allah. But al-Hannan (the Compassionate One) is not established as one of the names of Allah. As for boredom, mockery, and ridicule, these are matters of reciprocity and retribution. Allah does not grow bored until you grow bored. Look, He does not grow bored until you grow bored. So if the servant grows bored, Allah turns away from him as a retribution for him. They mock them, so Allah mocks them. This is retribution for their having mocked. Allah mocks them. When they mocked the awliya (close friends of Allah), Allah mocked them. This is a matter of reward and reciprocity. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence the Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is Allah (Mighty and Majestic) described as being bored, compassionate, and generous? And may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Al-Mannan (the Generous One), yes, is among the names of Allah. But al-Hannan (the Compassionate One) is not established as one of the names of Allah. As for boredom, mockery, and ridicule, these are matters of reciprocity and retribution. Allah does not grow bored until you grow bored. Look, He does not grow bored until you grow bored. So if the servant grows bored, Allah turns away from him as a retribution for him. They mock them, so Allah mocks them. This is retribution for their having mocked. Allah mocks them. When they mocked the awliya (close friends of Allah), Allah mocked them. This is a matter of reward and reciprocity. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [31 /84] هل يوصف الله عز وجل بالملل وبالحنان والمنان؟ — youtube.com
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