Some preachers and imams repeat: "O the Most Merciful, O the Bestower of Grace." Is this reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or is it to be condemned?

The questioner:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: Some preachers and some imams in the supplication of qunut repeat the phrase "O the Most Merciful, O the Bestower of Grace."

The Shaykh:
With what?

The questioner:
He says: Some preachers on the pulpit, and some imams in the supplication of qunut, repeat the phrase "O the Most Merciful, O the Bestower of Grace." Is this reported from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), or is it to be condemned?

The Shaykh:
As you heard, it is said "O our Lord" and not "O the Bestower of Grace." It is said "O our Lord"; that is preferable. It is permissible to say "O the Bestower of Grace." It came in the hadith: the Bestower of Grace. So it came in the hadith that supplication is made by the name "the Bestower of Grace," but the most common and frequent is "Lord," "O our Lord." Yes.