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And bless the multitude of Your blessings, and the multitude of Your favors, upon all Your creation. And bless the multitude of Your might, and the multitude of Your gifts, upon all Your creation. And bless the multitude of Your favors in this world and the hereafter, upon all Your creation.
And bless the multitude of Your favors, in this world and the hereafter, upon all Your creation.
From the multitude of Your favors, and Your grace, and other than them, it is as if the servant is heedless of favors, and does not ask for them, and is not ashamed of them. The disbeliever, from among humans and jinn, is of the opinion that the disbeliever is in a state of existence, and the consequences of his existence. The believer, and the disbeliever, are in worldly favors. This is the saying of Qadi Abu Bakr al-Baqillani, and it is the famous saying of Abu al-Hasan al-Ash'ari. He said: "The disbeliever is in a state of existence, and the consequences of his existence."
And what is in it of pleasure.
And favors. They said: "The difference is verbal." The first looked at the apparent meaning, and the apparent of the texts. And Al-Shafi'i looked at the intended meaning, and the hidden meaning. And Ibn Naji said in Sharh al-Risalah: "The majority of scholars are of the opinion that the disbeliever is in a state of existence in this world and the hereafter." He said: "As for this world, they are in favors. As for the hereafter, it is not from favors, but from torment."
And the torment is more severe than them. Except that the people of hell are in favors, because they are in a state of revenge and anger, and severe torment that does not cease from them, and they are in it. He said: "And the difference is as we have established, so it is verbal."
And it is said that the disbeliever is dead, and his existence is nullified. And the disbeliever is not considered alive, and he is not considered alive. And he is only favored.
And bless the multitude of Your favors, and Your torment, upon those who disbelieve in You, and reject Your signs. And send down Your proof, from the Book and the Sunnah, and the consensus of the Ummah, is necessary. And in it is the saying of Allah Almighty to Moses, peace be upon him, in the Torah, at length: "O Moses, do you wish to be closer to Me than your soul is to your heart, and from your soul to your ear, and from the light of your sight to your eyes?" He said: "Yes, my Lord." He said: "Then remember the prayer upon the Prophet, peace be upon him, and convey to the Children of Israel that whoever meets Me, and he is in a state of disgrace, and the angels of punishment are upon him on the Day of Resurrection, and I have made him a disgrace, and no one will help him, and no intercession will be accepted for him, and no angel will intercede for him."
And his Book. Until the angels take him to hell. O Moses, convey to the Children of Israel that whoever believes in Me and denies anything that comes from Me, even if it is one letter, I will enter him into hell, burning and suffering. O Moses, enter into the presence of My Lord.
Until he said: "O Moses, whoever has joined Me in a dwelling, and has not enjoyed My presence, and has not believed in Me, and has not believed in any of the messengers, and has not believed in him, and has not confirmed him, his good deeds will be counted as if they were from prophethood, and his memory will be preserved, and his heart will not be led astray. And they will be prepared." He said: "O Moses, whoever believes in Me and confirms Me, those are the ones who are guided. And whoever disbelieves in Me and denies Me, those are the ones who are losers, those are the ones who are regretful, those are the ones who are heedless." And the confirmation of favors and torment is upon whoever believes in Him, and His promise, and His threat, and His punishment, and His anger.
And happiness.