Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “So by a mercy from Allah you were gentle with them”
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Question:
The second verse in which he seeks clarification is in the statement of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Ali 'Imran 3:159]
Answer:
“So by a mercy” — its original form is “by the mercy of Allah you were gentle with them,” and the letter *mim* was added for emphasis.[Ali 'Imran 3:159] This refers to the Companions, for he would greet them with cheerfulness, rejoice in them, feel at ease with them, and they would feel at ease with him (peace and blessings be upon him). “And if you had been rough and hard-hearted, they would have dispersed from around you.” So he (peace and blessings be upon him) was not rough or hard-hearted, but rather as Allah, Glorious and Majestic, said about him: [Al-Qalam 68:4] This is among the descriptions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he was gentle with his Companions and with the people of faith. Yes.
The second verse in which he seeks clarification is in the statement of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
So by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them.
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْAnswer:
“So by a mercy” — its original form is “by the mercy of Allah you were gentle with them,” and the letter *mim* was added for emphasis.
So by mercy from Allah, [O Muhammad], you were lenient with them.
فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْAnd indeed, you are of a great moral character.
وَإِنَّكَ لَعَلَىٰ خُلُقٍ عَظِيمٍ
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/126 — archive.org (1:40)
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