The ruling on seeking nearness to Allah by saying: "By my right, there is no god but Allah"
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man says in his supplication, "O Allah, I ask You by my right that there is no god but Allah." Is this permissible? And what is the meaning of this phrase?
Answer:
Seeking nearness to Allah through tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is permissible, but not with this specific wording. One should say, "I ask You that You are Allah, there is no god but You," without saying "by the right of there being no god but You." Rather, one should say, "I ask You that You are Allah, there is no god but You," just as Ibn Nu'un (peace be upon him) said:[Al-Anbya 21:87] with this wording.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: A man says in his supplication, "O Allah, I ask You by my right that there is no god but Allah." Is this permissible? And what is the meaning of this phrase?
Answer:
Seeking nearness to Allah through tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is permissible, but not with this specific wording. One should say, "I ask You that You are Allah, there is no god but You," without saying "by the right of there being no god but You." Rather, one should say, "I ask You that You are Allah, there is no god but You," just as Ibn Nu'un (peace be upon him) said:
There is no deity except You; exalted are You. Indeed, I have been of the wrongdoers."
لَّا إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ إِنِّي كُنتُ مِنَ الظَّالِمِينَ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز في الدعاء قول اللهم أسألك بحق لا إله إلا الله؟ وما معنى هذه الكلمة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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