Tafseer Aayatul Kursi by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Saalih Al-’ Uthaymeen
Prelude All Praise is due to Allah, the Rabb of Al-aalameen (creation). I supplicate Allah to have His salaah and salam upon our Prophet Muhammad, his house hold, and all of his companions. We ask Allah (تعا لى) to make us benefit from the knowledge which He bestowed upon us, certainly He is Al-Jawaad (the One who grants generously and loves generosity ), Al – Kareem ( the One who is Bountiful and Gracious, and loves graciousness), Al- Barr, Ar-Raheem (the One Who is Most Merciful).
[ In the Name of Allah(2) ar-Rahmaan (3) ar-Raheem (4) --- I begin to write : ] (5)
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Then the meaning in this context is that Allah’s Mercy is very great and extensive, and that His Mercy reaches his creation. This is what is meant by those who say that ar-Rahman is the Who whose Mercy encompasses everything (general Mercy).
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Allah’s Mercy upon the Kaafir is a special one in this life only, then it is as if they have no mo mercy upon them because in the hereafter when they will ask Allah (عز وجل ) to save them form the Hell and admit being wrong. Allah will deal with them with His Justice, not His Mercy, Saying: “Remain you in it [Hell] with ignominy! And speak not to Me! [Qur’aan , Soorat Al- Mu’minoor (123:108)]
)قَالَ اخْسَأُوا فِيهَا وَلا تُكَلِّمُونِ) (المؤمنون:108)
- The name ar-Rahman is applied to Allah ( عز وجل) and may be applied to others. Allah (سبحانه وتعالى) has described His Messenger Muhammad (صلي الله عليه وسلم) as Raheem ( Soorat Al-Tawabah, 9:128) Ibn Khatheer (رحمه الله) said: “ Some of the names of Allah (تعالى) are restricted to Him only like the names : Allah , ar-Rahmaan, Al-Khaaliw, ar-Raaziq and so forth. Some other names, however, maybe applied to other then Him.”
[See Badaai ‘ Al- Fawaa’id p.24, Sharhul ‘ Aweedah l- Waasityyah, pp. 38-39, Lum’atul I’tiwaad, p.29, Tafseer , ibn Katheer ( 1:21 ), Sharh Thalaatht Al-usool within Shayak ibn ‘Utaymeen’s Majmoo’ fataawaa ( Riyadh , KSA : Daar ath- Thuraya. 1st.ed 1414/ 1993 ) , vol . 6, p 11.
