When a person dies, Allah is not concerned that the person who dies could harm Him or that relatives might retaliate.
Such apprehension would indicate a limitation of power, whereas Allah’s power is free of every deficiency.
The words bilā makhāfah thus affirm His complete authority in causing death and His freedom from inability.
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Divine Will, Self-Sufficiency, Life, and Resurrection
When a person dies, Allah is not concerned that the person who dies could harm Him or that relatives might retaliate.
Such apprehension would indicate a limitation of power, whereas Allah’s power is free of every deficiency.
The words bilā makhāfah thus affirm His complete authority in causing death and His freedom from inability.