Explanation of the author's statement: "The third point is that the descent of His command or His mercy is not restricted to this portion of the night; rather, His command and His mercy descend at all times."
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The Shaykh :"The third point is that the descent of His command and His mercy, or His mercy, is not restricted to this portion of the night; rather, His command and His mercy descend at all times" Is that not so? Yes. The descent of the command and the descent of the mercy are not restricted to this portion of the night; rather, it descends every moment. Every moment, the commands of Allah (Mighty and Majestic) are descending, and every moment, His mercy (Glorified and Exalted is He) is descending. "If it is said: The intended meaning is the descent of a specific command and a specific mercy, and this is not required to be at all times" Yes.
If someone were to say that the intended meaning of the descent of His command is a specific command, other than the general command that descends at all times, or that the intended meaning of the mercy is a specific mercy in this portion of time, not the general mercy that descends at all times, "the answer is that even if the validity of this report and interpretation is assumed, the hadith indicates that the limit of this, the limit of the descent of this thing, is the lowest heaven" Yes, it is the lowest heaven, or is it not? That is, if we say that it is a specific mercy, that His mercy descends to the lowest heaven when one-third of the night remains, and we say that it is a specific mercy, or that it is a specific command, then here we say: "What benefit, what benefit do we have in the descent of mercy to the lowest heaven, such that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would inform us about it?" What is the benefit if it does not reach the earth and we do not benefit from it? What benefit do we have such that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would inform us about it? Thus, it is established that the intended meaning of the descent is not the descent of the command or the mercy.
If someone were to say that the intended meaning of the descent of His command is a specific command, other than the general command that descends at all times, or that the intended meaning of the mercy is a specific mercy in this portion of time, not the general mercy that descends at all times, "the answer is that even if the validity of this report and interpretation is assumed, the hadith indicates that the limit of this, the limit of the descent of this thing, is the lowest heaven" Yes, it is the lowest heaven, or is it not? That is, if we say that it is a specific mercy, that His mercy descends to the lowest heaven when one-third of the night remains, and we say that it is a specific mercy, or that it is a specific command, then here we say: "What benefit, what benefit do we have in the descent of mercy to the lowest heaven, such that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would inform us about it?" What is the benefit if it does not reach the earth and we do not benefit from it? What benefit do we have such that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) would inform us about it? Thus, it is established that the intended meaning of the descent is not the descent of the command or the mercy.