By the truth of Your mercy that encompassed all of *** creation, their doers of good as well as their wrongdoers (Explanation that the general mercy encompassed all creatures, the believer and the disbeliever)
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The Shaykh : He said:
"By the truth of Your mercy that encompassed all of *** creation, their doers of good as well as their wrongdoers"
This means that it encompassed the doers of good among creation and the wrongdoers. This is the general mercy, and it encompassed all of creation, even the disbelievers, who are recipients of Allah's mercy. Were it not for Allah's mercy, the rain would not have descended upon them, water would not have sprung forth for them, and the trees would not have borne fruit for them. But Allah the Exalted showed them mercy, and Allah Mighty and Majestic made its outcome clear when He said:[Al-A'raf 7:182-183]
"By the truth of Your mercy that encompassed all of *** creation, their doers of good as well as their wrongdoers"
This means that it encompassed the doers of good among creation and the wrongdoers. This is the general mercy, and it encompassed all of creation, even the disbelievers, who are recipients of Allah's mercy. Were it not for Allah's mercy, the rain would not have descended upon them, water would not have sprung forth for them, and the trees would not have borne fruit for them. But Allah the Exalted showed them mercy, and Allah Mighty and Majestic made its outcome clear when He said: