The Meaning of Allah the Exalted’s Prayer upon the Prophet
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Question:
In response to the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Ahzab 33:56] the verse. Does the meaning of the prayer of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) upon the Prophet refer to mercy, or what else?
Answer:
The Imam and scholar Ibn al-Qayyim spoke well on this issue in *Jala' al-Afham*, and he chose what Abu al-'Aliyah transmitted. Al-Bukhari narrated from Abu al-'Aliyah that he said: "The prayer of Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, is His praise of His servant in the highest assembly, the prayer of the angels is seeking forgiveness, and the prayer of the humans is supplication. This is the correct detailed explanation."
Do not interpret Allah’s prayer (salah) as mercy; for Allah combined the two in a single verse:[Al-Baqarah 2:157] If prayer were mercy, He would not have conjoined it with prayer, for it is not permissible to conjoin a thing with itself. This indicates a difference, indicating that Allah’s prayer is distinct from Allah’s mercy: “Upon them are prayers from their Lord and mercy.” They are two distinct things. Yes.
In response to the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Indeed, Allah confers blessing upon the Prophet, and His angels [ask Him to do so]
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّAnswer:
The Imam and scholar Ibn al-Qayyim spoke well on this issue in *Jala' al-Afham*, and he chose what Abu al-'Aliyah transmitted. Al-Bukhari narrated from Abu al-'Aliyah that he said: "The prayer of Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, is His praise of His servant in the highest assembly, the prayer of the angels is seeking forgiveness, and the prayer of the humans is supplication. This is the correct detailed explanation."
Do not interpret Allah’s prayer (salah) as mercy; for Allah combined the two in a single verse:
Those are the ones upon whom are blessings from their Lord and mercy
أُولَٰئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَلَوَاتٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِمْ وَرَحْمَةٌ
Source
الفوزان -أشرطة- أسئلة وأجوبة من دروس التوحيد - الفوزان - أسئلة وأجوبة - 04 — archive.org (39:11)
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