السَّابِعُSeventh:أَنَّهُthatقَدْindeedأَخْبَرَinformedأَنَّthatرَحْمَتَهُHis mercyوَسِعَتْhas encompassedكُلَّeverything.وَأَنَّهُAnd thatكَتَبَHe has writtenعَلَىuponنَفْسِهِHimselfالرَّحْمَةَthe mercy.وَقَالَAnd He said:سَبَقَتْMy mercy has precedesرَحْمَتِيMy mercyغَضَبِيover My wrath.وَغَلَبَتْAnd My mercy has prevailedرَحْمَتِيMy mercyغَضَبِيover My wrath.
Seventh: It has been informed that His mercy has encompassed everything, and that He has written upon Himself the mercy. And He said: "My mercy precedes My wrath" and "My mercy has prevailed over My wrath."
وَهَذَاAnd thisعُمُومٌis general,وَإِطْلَاقٌand unrestricted.فَإِذَاIfقَدَّرَHe decreesعَذَابًاa punishmentلَاwithoutآخِرٍend,لَمْthere was noيَكُنْthere is,هُنَاكَthere is noرَحْمَةٌmercyالْبَتَّةَat all.
And this is general, and unrestricted. If He decrees a punishment without end, there is no mercy at all.
الثَّامِنُEighth:أَنَّهُthatقَدْindeedثَبَتَverifiedمَعَwithرَحْمَتِهِHis mercyالْوَاسِعَةِthe vast oneأَنَّهُthat Heحَكِيمٌis Wise,وَالْحَكِيمُand the Wiseإِنَّمَاonlyيَخْلُقُcreatesلِحِكْمَتِهِfor His general wisdom,كَماasذَكَرَتْmentionedحِكْمَتَهُHis wisdomفِيinغَيْرِotherمَوْضِعٍplaces.فَإِذَاSo ifقَدَّرَHe decreesأَنَّهُthat He isيُعَذِّبُpunishمَنwhomيُعَذِّبُHe punishesلِحِكْمَةٍfor wisdomكَانَthisمُمْكِنًاpossible,تُوجَدُthere existفِيinالدُّنْيَاthe worldالْعُقُوبَاتُthe punishmentsالشَّرْعِيَّةُlegal,فِيهَاin itحِكْمَةٌwisdom,وَكَذَلِكَand likewiseمَاwhatيَقْدُرُهُHe decreesمِنَofالْمَصَائِبِcalamitiesفِيهَاin itحُكْمٌa great judgment,عَظِيمَةٌgreat,فِيهَاin itتَطْهِيرٌpurificationمِنَfromالذُّنُوبِsins,وَتَزْكِيَةًand purificationلِلْنُفُوسِof the souls,وَزَجْرًاand disciplineعَنْهَاfrom itفِيinالْمُسْتَقْبَلِthe futureلِلْفَاعِلِfor the doerوَلِغَيْرِهِand for others.فَفِيهَاIn itعِبْرَةٌthere is an admonition,وَالْجَنَّةُand Paradiseطَيِّبَةٌis pureلَاnotيَدْخُلُهَاenters itإِلَّاexceptطَيِّبٌthe pure.وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonقَالَHe saidفِيinالْحَدِيثِthe authentic hadith:إِنَّهُمْ"Indeed, theyيَحْسَبُونَthinkبَعْدَafterخَلَاصِهِمْtheir crossingمِنَfromالصِّرَاطِthe bridgeعَلَىuponقَنْطَرَةٍa bridgeبَيْنَbetweenالجَنَّةِParadiseوَالنَّارِand HellفَإِذَاSo ifهَذَّبُواthey are refinedوَنُقُواand purifiedأُذِنَthey are permittedلَهُمْfor themفِيto enterدُخُولِenteringالجَنَّةِParadise."
Eighth: It has been verified that along with His vast mercy He is Wise, and the Wise indeed creates for His general wisdom, as mentioned in various places. So if He decrees to punish those whom He punishes for a wisdom, this is possible. There exist in the world the legal punishments that contain wisdom, as well as the calamities which contain great judgments. In them are purifications from sins, and refinement of souls, and discipline from them in the future for the doer and for others. In them is an admonition, and Paradise is pure; only the pure enters it. And for this reason, He said in the authentic hadith: "Indeed, they think after their crossing from the bridge, upon a bridge between Paradise and Hell, that when they are refined and pure, they are permitted to enter Paradise."
وَالنُّفُوسُAnd the soulsالشِّرِيرَةُof the wickedالظَّالِمَةُand the oppressorsالَّتِيthatرُدَّتْwere returnedإِلَىtoالدُّنْيَاthe worldقَبْلَbeforeالْعَذَابِthe punishmentلِعَادَاتٍfor habitsلَمَّاwhenنُهِيَتْthey were prohibitedعَنْهُfrom it,لَاis notيُصْلَحُproperأَنْto beتَسْكُنَdwellدَارَthe abodeالسَّلاَمِof peaceالَّتِيthatتُنَافِيcontradictsالْكَذِبَliesوَ الظُّلمَand oppressionوَ الشَّرِّand evil.فَإِذَاSo ifعُذِّبُواthey are punishedبِالنَّارِwith the fireعَذَابًاa punishmentيُخَلِّصُthat redeemsنُفُوسَهُمْtheir soulsمِنَfromذَاكَthatالشَّرِّevilكَانَwas.هَذَاThisمَعْقُولٌis reasonableفِيinالحِكْمَةِthe wisdom,
And the wicked souls that were returned to the world before the punishment for habits they were prohibited from, is not proper for them to dwell in the abode of peace which contradicts lies, oppression, and evil. So if they are punished with fire with a punishment that redeems their souls from that evil, this is reasonable within wisdom as.
(١)(1)سورةSurahالْأَنْعَامِAl-An'am,الْآيَةُthe verse:١٢.12.(٢)(2)هذاThisالْحَدِيثُhadithالْقُدْسِيُّthe Qudsiأَخْرَجَهُwas narrated byالإِمَامُthe Imamالْبُخَارِيُّal-Bukhariفِيinصَحِيحِهِhis authenticفِيinعِدَّةٍseveralوَمَوَاضِعَand locations:انْظُرْSeeصَحِيحُSahihالْبُخَارِيّal-Bukhariمَعَwithشَرْحِهِits commentaryفَتْحِFath,الْبَارِيِّAl-Bari,كِتَابِBookالتَّوحِيدِof Tawhidبَابِchapter:وَكَانَand wasعَرْشُهُHis Throneعَلَىuponالْمَاءِthe water.١٣/٤١٥13/415وَبَابِand chapterقَوْلِهِHis saying:اللَّهُAllahتَعَالَىthe Exalted:إِنَّIndeedاللَّهَAllahيُمْسِكُholdsالسَّمَاوَاتِthe heavensوَالأَرْضَand the earthأَنْthatتَزُولاthey cease to exist.١٣/٤٤٧13/447.(٣)(3)هذاThisالْجُزْءُpartمِنَofحَدِيثٍthe hadithقُدْسِيٍّQudsiأَخْرَجَهُwas narrated byالإِمَامُthe ImamمُسْلِمٌMuslimفِيinصَحِيحِهِhis authentic- كِتَابِ- Bookالتَّوْبَةِof Repentanceبَابٍchapter -فِيinسِعَةِthe vastnessرَحْمَةِof the mercy.٤/٢١٠٤4/2104حَدِيثِhadithرَقْمٍnumber٢٧٥١.2751.(٤)(4)الْحَدِيثُThe hadithأَخْرَجَهُnarrated byالإِمَامُthe Imamالْبُخَارِيُّal-Bukhariفِيinصَحِيحِهِhis authenticكَمَاas inفَتْحِFathالْبَارِيِّAl-Bari,الْحَدِيثِhadithرَقْمِnumber٢٤٤٠2440,٦٥٣٥.6535.(٥)(5)فِيInصُلبِthe originalالأَصْلِtextالنَّفْسُthe soulوَمَصُوَّبَةٍand correctedبِالْهَامِشِin the marginالنُّفُوسُthe souls.
(1) Surah Al-An'am, the verse: 12. (2) This hadith is narrated by Imam Al-Bukhari in his authentic in several locations: See Sahih Al-Bukhari with its commentary Fath Al-Bari, Book of Tawhid, chapter: "And His Throne was upon the water" 13/415 and the chapter His saying: "Indeed, Allah holds the heavens and the earth that they cease to exist." 13/447. (3) This part of the hadith Qudsi is narrated by Imam Muslim in his authentic - Book of Repentance chapter - in the vastness of mercy. 4/2104 hadith number 2751. (4) The hadith is narrated by Imam Al-Bukhari in his authentic as in Fath Al-Bari, hadith number 2440, 6535. (5) In the original text the word is