بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Abū Mūsā al-‘Ash’arī narrated: كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي غَزَاةٍ، فَجَعَلْنَا لَا نَصْعَدُ شَرَفًا، وَلَا نَعْلُو شَرَفًا، وَلَا نَهْبِطُ فِي وَادٍ إِلَّا رَفَعْنَا أَصْوَاتَنَا بِالتَّكْبِيرِ. قَالَ: فَدَنَا مِنَّا رَسُولُ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فَقَالَ: ” أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ارْبَعُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِكُمْ؛ فَإِنَّكُمْ مَا تَدْعُونَ أَصَمَّ وَلَا غَائِبًا،Continue reading “The name of Allāh – 4) al-Qarīb & Affirming the attribute of nearness (al-qurb/al-taqarrub) – Ibn Taymiyyah, al-‘Uthaymīn, Al-Albānī, al-Humaydī”
Category Archives: The Names and Attributes of Allāh
Recommendation of saying the adhan when praying alone & affirming Allah’s attribute of amazement
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Imām al-Nasā’ī said: “Chapter: The Adhan For One Who Is Praying Alone” ‘Uqbah ibn ‘Āmir narrated: I heard the Messenger of Allāh (ﷺ) say: يَعْجَبُ رَبُّكَ مِنْ رَاعِي غَنَمٍ فِي شَطْيَّةٍ بِجَبَلٍ يُؤَذِّنُ لِلصَّلاةِ وَيُصَلِّي، فَيَقُولُ اللهُ : انظُرُوا إِلَى عبدي هذا، يُؤَذِّنُ وَيُقِيمُ الصَّلَاةِ يَخَافُ مِنِّي، فَقَدْ غَفَرْت لِعَبْدِي وَأَدْخَلْتُهُContinue reading “Recommendation of saying the adhan when praying alone & affirming Allah’s attribute of amazement”
The name of Allāh: 3) Al-Wāsi’ (The All-Encompassing/Vast)
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Allāh said: ﴿ إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴾ “Indeed, Allāh is All-Encompassing/Vast (Wāsiʿ), All-Knowing” [Al-Baqarah: 115]. And Allāh said: ﴿ وَاللَّهُ وَاسِعٌ عَلِيمٌ ﴾ “And Allāh is All-Encompassing/Vast (Wāsiʿ), All-Knowing” [Al-Baqarah: 247]. And Allāh said: ﴿ رَبَّنَا وَسِعْتَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ رَحْمَةً وَعِلْمًا ﴾ “Our Lord, You have encompassed all things inContinue reading “The name of Allāh: 3) Al-Wāsi’ (The All-Encompassing/Vast)”
Al-‘Ulū: Statements of the salaf on Allāh being above the creation
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم The prophet (ﷺ) said: “Whoever does not show mercy to those on earth, will not receive mercy from the One who is above the heavens.” (al-Dhahabī said: Its narrators are thiqah (trustworthy and reliable) – Mukhtasar al-‘Ulū of al-Dhahabī pg. 9, Declared Sahīh by Al-Albānī in his checking) Anas (رضي اللهContinue reading “Al-‘Ulū: Statements of the salaf on Allāh being above the creation”
The Names of Allâh: 1) Al-Hayy & 2) Al-Qayyûm
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم Al-Hayy & Al-Qayyûm Mentioned In The Qur’ân ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ… ٥٥٢ Allâh! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), The Ever-Living, The Self-Subsisting. (Sûrah al-Baqarah 2:255) ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُ ٢ Allâh! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has theContinue reading “The Names of Allâh: 1) Al-Hayy & 2) Al-Qayyûm”
The Attributes of Allâh: Al-Mihâl, Al-Makar, Al-Kaid
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم – وَهُوَ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡمِحَالِ – “And He is severe in Al-Mihâl [strong in plotting] ” (13:13) – وَمَكَرُواْ وَمَكَرَ ٱللَّهُۖ وَٱللَّهُ خَيۡرُ ٱلۡمَٰكِرِينَ – “And they (disbelievers) plotted and Allâh planned too. And Allâh is the Best of planners” (3:54) – إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا ° وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا – “Verily, they areContinue reading “The Attributes of Allâh: Al-Mihâl, Al-Makar, Al-Kaid”
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