This is like the saying of the righteous servant whom God told us, saying, “If you punish them, then they are your servants, and if you forgive them, then you are the Mighty, the Wise.” His mercy It preceded his wrath, but the soul of the angels is stronger in manners because they are more knowledgeable about God than this servant and what is appropriate for the majesty of God. They did not say, “And if You forgive them.” Rather, they said, “You encompass all things in mercy and knowledge.” This is called an exposition, indicating that the truth is of this reward as he told about himself. So their saying is mercy, so they preceded the mention. Mercy is because God Almighty offered it when He mentioned His servant Khadra, and he said, “We have given him mercy from Us,” before he mentioned what he had given him. Then he mentioned after that what he had given him because of His mercy toward him, and he said, “And We taught him knowledge from Us.” That is why the angels offered mercy