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Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And He was Most Merciful to the believers”

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen

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Allah the Exalted said:
And ever is He, to the believers, Merciful. وَكَانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَحِيمًا
[Al-Ahzab 33:43]
Was كان
This means that Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
to the believers, Most Merciful بالمؤمنين رحيماً
to the believers بالمؤمنين
is a preposition and a genitive noun attached to
Most Merciful رحيماً
. It was placed before the predicate for the sake of restriction, because this mercy is a special mercy for the believers, which entails caring for them, guiding them, and leading them to good. As for the general mercy, it is for the believers and the non-believers, but the special mercy is for the believers only. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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