(Discussion of the name al-Latif and the attribute of Latif, its meaning, that it applies to two types, and an explanation of the effect of Allah's Latif upon His servants) And He is al-Latif with His servant and for His servant***
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The Shaykh : Then he said: "And He is al-Latif with His servant and for His servant ***" Al-Latif with His servant means that He is Latif with the servants, knowing the hidden, subtle things. "And for His servant" as Allah the Exalted said: [Yusuf 12:100] meaning He is Latif for His servant, determining for him the hidden matters by which his affairs are facilitated. He said:
"And Latif in His attributes is of two types *** Grasping the secrets of matters with expertise"
What does this take as a preposition? The letter ba. "Grasping the secrets of matters" means the hidden things, and we say of this that He is Latif with things, Latif with the servants.
"*** And Latif at the places of doing good" What does this take as a preposition? The letter lam. Latif for him means that He is Latif with him at the places of doing good, so He does good to him either by bringing about what is loved or by repelling what is disliked. He said:
"So He shows you His might and displays His Latif *** And the servant is heedless of this matter"
Yes, and how often we witness this: sweeping, destructive matters descend, but Allah is Latif. Accidents happen in cars and in other things, but Allah is Latif with the person, and the Latif is found very apparent. Sometimes a car flips over several times and its occupants come out safe. A car burns and its owner comes out safe, as happened a few days ago here: the car burned and its owner came out of it safe. Even more than that, I was told that a person was riding in a car that was struck by a trailer that transports cars, and the person's car was a very small car called a Laks Waja. Yes, when it struck it, the door opened, and the man, from the force of the blow, jumped far from the line, so the car went under the trailer and was crushed, and the man was safe. Subhan Allah, this is not Latif? It is Latif, without doubt. How many accidents and calamities occur, and then the person is safe in them, and people say, even the general public say, that Allah was Latif with him, Latif with him. This is Latif at the places of doing good: He does good to you in the disliked places, showing you His might and that He is capable, that you will not defeat Him and that you will not escape Him, then He displays His Latif, then He displays His Latif. Sometimes a person falls into a place where he drowns and sees death, then Allah facilitates for him someone to save him. This is Latif. And for this he said:
"So He shows you His might and displays His Latif *** And the servant is heedless of this matter"
The person is heedless, and how many are the heedless in these places who do not feel the Latif of Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Yes.
Indeed, my Lord is Subtle in what He wills
إن ربي لطيفٌ لما يشاء"And Latif in His attributes is of two types *** Grasping the secrets of matters with expertise"
What does this take as a preposition? The letter ba. "Grasping the secrets of matters" means the hidden things, and we say of this that He is Latif with things, Latif with the servants.
"*** And Latif at the places of doing good" What does this take as a preposition? The letter lam. Latif for him means that He is Latif with him at the places of doing good, so He does good to him either by bringing about what is loved or by repelling what is disliked. He said:
"So He shows you His might and displays His Latif *** And the servant is heedless of this matter"
Yes, and how often we witness this: sweeping, destructive matters descend, but Allah is Latif. Accidents happen in cars and in other things, but Allah is Latif with the person, and the Latif is found very apparent. Sometimes a car flips over several times and its occupants come out safe. A car burns and its owner comes out safe, as happened a few days ago here: the car burned and its owner came out of it safe. Even more than that, I was told that a person was riding in a car that was struck by a trailer that transports cars, and the person's car was a very small car called a Laks Waja. Yes, when it struck it, the door opened, and the man, from the force of the blow, jumped far from the line, so the car went under the trailer and was crushed, and the man was safe. Subhan Allah, this is not Latif? It is Latif, without doubt. How many accidents and calamities occur, and then the person is safe in them, and people say, even the general public say, that Allah was Latif with him, Latif with him. This is Latif at the places of doing good: He does good to you in the disliked places, showing you His might and that He is capable, that you will not defeat Him and that you will not escape Him, then He displays His Latif, then He displays His Latif. Sometimes a person falls into a place where he drowns and sees death, then Allah facilitates for him someone to save him. This is Latif. And for this he said:
"So He shows you His might and displays His Latif *** And the servant is heedless of this matter"
The person is heedless, and how many are the heedless in these places who do not feel the Latif of Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Yes.