{"fatawa":{"id":3129,"title":"The difference between al-Rahmaan and al-Raheem","slug":"the-difference-between-al-rahmaan-and-al-raheem","order":"","question":"What is the difference between al-Rahmaan and al-Raheem?.","answer":"
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Praise be to Allaah.   <\/span>\r\n

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Al-Rahmaan and al-Raheem are two of the names of Allaah which refer to Allaah’s attribute of Mercy. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Al-Rahmaan refers to the vastness of Allaah’s mercy, and al-Raheem refers to its effect on His creation. So al-Rahmaan is the Owner of vast Mercy, and al-Raheem is the Owner of Mercy that encompasses His creation. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) said: “Al-Rahmaan is the Owner of vast mercy, because the fa’laan<\/em> form in Arabic indicates vastness and abundance, as it is said rajal ghadbaan<\/em> (a very angry man) when he is filled with anger. <\/span><\/p>\r\n

Al-Raheem is a name which refers to the action, as the fa’eel<\/em> form refers to the doer of an action. So the phrase al-Rahmaan al-Raheem indicates that the mercy of Allaah is vast, as is understood from the name al-Rahmaan, and that it encompasses His creation, as is understood from the name al-Raheem. This is what some of them meant when they said that al-Rahmaan refers to mercy in a general sense and al-Raheem refers to mercy that is specifically for the believers. But what we have mentioned is more accurate.” <\/span><\/p>\r\n

From Sharh al-‘Aqeedah al-Waasitiyyah<\/em>, 1\/22 <\/span><\/p>\r\n

And Allaah knows best.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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