What is the difference between this mercy, which is ninety-nine parts, and the mercy by which Allah the Exalted is described?

The questioner : The question that is directed: What is the difference between this mercy, which is ninety-nine parts, that He, Glorified and Exalted is He, mentioned, and the mercy by which Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, is described?

The Shaykh : The mercy by which He is described is an attribute in His essence. This mercy, meaning the place of mercy, implies that the effect of this mercy appears; its effect appears, just as He said regarding Paradise: It is known that it is not His mercy which is His attribute, because it is separate from Him, but it is from the effects of this mercy. So these mercies that occur on the Day of Resurrection are created. We do not know about them, nor do we know where their place is. Does it mean that Allah places in the hearts of people a mercy stronger than now, such that some of them intercede for others who deserve intercession, or that the angels have a great mercy for the creatures on that day? We do not know. Allah knows best. I am not able to say anything about it, but it is obligatory for us to know that it is not the mercy which is His attribute.