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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it not said that the name al-Rahim (the Most Merciful) is specific to the believers and does not include the disbelievers?

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The student : ......

The Shaykh : Yes, it is general.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : I say it is general, as we said a moment ago. Al-Rahim means it is specific to the action, meaning extending mercy to the one who is shown mercy, after tawhid (the oneness of Allah), I think. Yes, that is correct.
The student : ......

The Shaykh : No, there is no ihsan (excellence in worship) in this.
The student: ...

The Shaykh : Yes, ... because some scholars have graded it as weak.
wise حكيم
means a judge, so it is a form of exaggeration (fa'il). If Hakim means one who has perfected, then it means Muhkam (decisive) and Hakim. Hakim can also mean Muf'al (passive participle), and we recited a verse for you previously: "Am I kept awake by the wind of the responsive, hearing [one]?"
The student: The benefits.

The Shaykh : The benefits,
Source alathar.net

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