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Q : 1. What does Ar-Rahman mean? I have been getting many waswas from shaytan and I am getting confused on the issue. …2.Quran it says that Allah Almighty manifested himself to the mountian when Musa (alayhis-salam) asked to see him…

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Assamualaykum Respected Mufti,

1. What does Ar-Rahman mean? I have been getting many waswas from shaytan and I am getting confused on the issue. I get waswas that Rahmah (Mercy) is also a human attribute so how can it be Allah Almighty’s Attribute as well. Please shed some light so that I may gain knowledge.

2. In the Quran it says that Allah Almighty manifested himself to the mountian when Musa (alayhis-salam) asked to see him. In authentic hadith it says that The Prophet (S-Alllahu-alayhi-wasalam)  lifted his finger and said that the manifestation was like that. What does that mean? Does it mean Allah Almighty revealed himself to that extent?

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful


Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

1) The word Rahman means ‘The most merciful’. This word cannot be used for anyone besides Allah Ta’ala. Even though humans have the quality of mercy, their mercy cannot compare to the mercy of Allah Ta’ala. This can clearly be understood from the following narration where Abu Hurairah (May Allah Ta’ala be pleased with him) mentions that Nabi صلي الله عليه وسلم has said,

حدثنا يحيى بن أيوب وقتيبة وابن حجر قالوا حدثنا إسماعيل – يعنون ابن جعفر – عن العلاء عن أبيه عن أبى هريرة أن رسول الله -صلى الله عليه وسلم- قال « خلق الله مائة رحمة فوضع واحدة بين خلقه وخبأ عنده مائة إلا واحدة ». أخرجه مسلم في صحيحه- (8 / 96(

“Allah Ta’ala has made mercy into a hundred portions, He revealed only one portion on this earth and kept ninety nine portions (of mercy) by him.” (Sahih Muslim, 8/96)

 و { الرحمن الرحيم } اسمان بنيا للمبالغة من رحم كالغضبان من غضب والعليم من علم والرحمة في اللغة : رقة القلب وانعطاف يقتضي التفضل والإحسان ومنه الرحم لانعطافها على ما فيها وأسماء الله تعالى إنما تؤخذ باعتبار الغايات التي هي أفعال دون المبادي التي تكون انفعالات )تفسير البيضاوي – (1 / 38دار الفكر)

الخامسة والعشرون- أكثر العلماء على أن “الرحمن” مختص بالله عز وجل ، لا يجوز أن يسمى به غيره ، ألا تراه قال : {قُلِ ادْعُوا اللَّهَ أَوِ ادْعُوا الرَّحْمَنَ} ]الإسراء : 110) [الجامع لأحكام القرآن – (1 / 106 دار عالم الكتب، الرياض، المملكة العربية السعودية(

2) Commentators suggest two possible meanings for this verse and the Hadith, viz:

a) It is the nur of Allah Ta’ala which descended. (Tafseer al-Jalalain 167, Dar al-Fikr, Safwa at-Tafaaseer 1/435, Qadeemi kutub khana, Ma’arif al Quran 3/204, Maktabah al Ma’arif) It is common in Arabic to drop off the Mudhaaf. Hence the verse means tajallah nur rabihi.

{ فلما تجلى ربه } اي ظهر من نوره قدر نصف أنملة الخنصر كما في حديث صححه الحاكم (تفسير الجلالين – (1 / 167دار الفكر)

b)  The verse and the Hadith are from the Mutashaabihaat. We confess our ignorance, hand over the meaning to Allah Ta’ala and do not indulge in any explanations. This is a more safer approach.

وعن ابن عباس أنه قال ماتجلى منه سبحانه للجبل إلا قدر الخنصر فجعله ترابا وهذا كما لايخفى من المتشابهات التي يسلك فيها طريق التسليم وهو أسلم وأحكم أو التأويل بما يليق بجلال ذاته تعالى (روح المعاني – (5/ 45دار الكتب العلمية)

And Allah knows best

Wassalamu Alaikum

Ml. Ismail Moosa,
Student Darul Iftaa

Checked and Approved by:

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In’aamiyyah

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