In my copy, the author says: “Mercy is the connection,” and in the reader’s copy, “Mercy is the means.” Which is correct?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In my copy, the author says: “Mercy is the connection between them, meaning the servants, and Him, Mighty and Majestic,” and in the reader’s copy, “Mercy is the means.” Which is correct?
Answer:
Both are correct. “The means” and “the connection” — “the connection” means “the means.” Yes, there is no harm in that. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In my copy, the author says: “Mercy is the connection between them, meaning the servants, and Him, Mighty and Majestic,” and in the reader’s copy, “Mercy is the means.” Which is correct?
Answer:
Both are correct. “The means” and “the connection” — “the connection” means “the means.” Yes, there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [27 -521] في نسختي يقول المؤلف: الرحمة هي الوصلة، وفي نسخة القارئ الرحمة هي الوسيلة، فأيهما أصح؟ — youtube.com
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