Mercy Precedes Anger
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Question : With the images. May Allah have mercy on your parents.
Answer : Yes. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, decreed in eternity that His soldiers are the victors, and that His soldiers are the prevailing ones. Yes, it is apparent that this is a cosmic reality, is it not? Yes. No, the precedence, as I told you, is in terms of victory. Perhaps from a distant angle, precedence applies because anger must have a cause, for it is an attribute that is not an attribute of praise except when its cause is present. Unlike mercy, which is an attribute of praise and perfection, and thus is eternal. Perhaps from this angle, we say that it preceded anger in existence.
Answer : Yes. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, decreed in eternity that His soldiers are the victors, and that His soldiers are the prevailing ones. Yes, it is apparent that this is a cosmic reality, is it not? Yes. No, the precedence, as I told you, is in terms of victory. Perhaps from a distant angle, precedence applies because anger must have a cause, for it is an attribute that is not an attribute of praise except when its cause is present. Unlike mercy, which is an attribute of praise and perfection, and thus is eternal. Perhaps from this angle, we say that it preceded anger in existence.
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4365 - 4600 ما معنى قوله تعالى ( وَلَقَدْ سَبَقَتْ كَلِمَتُنَا لِعِبَادِنَا... )؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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