The Meaning of Allah the Exalted’s Saying: “Before His Mercy”
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is said to the person.
The questioner:
All of them.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, in Allah’s saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)[Al-A'raf 7:57], is there evidence in this verse for affirming the hands for Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)? “Before His mercy.”
The Shaykh:
in front of him.
The questioner:
“Before His mercy” means in the forefront. The winds are drawn in the forefront of the rain; the mercy referred to here is the rain.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And the thing that comes. This thing is said to be before it.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
It is said to the person.
The questioner:
All of them.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, in Allah’s saying (Glorified and Exalted is He)
And it is He who sends the winds as good tidings before His mercy
وَهُوَ الَّذِي يُرْسِلُ الرِّيَاحَ بُشْرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ رَحْمَتِهِThe Shaykh:
in front of him.
The questioner:
“Before His mercy” means in the forefront. The winds are drawn in the forefront of the rain; the mercy referred to here is the rain.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
And the thing that comes. This thing is said to be before it.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 02 من 21 / شرح رسالة العبودية / نعت صفوة خلقه بالعبودية له / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (53:45)
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