Are the names of Allah limited, and what is the evidence?
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Question:
Shaykh, are the names of Allah limited? No, they are not limited. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:[Al-A'raf 7:180] and He did not specify a number. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Indeed, Allah has
Answer:
Sunan Ibn Majah 3860Hasan (Darussalam). And this does not indicate a limitation to ninety-nine. Rather, these ninety-nine are such that whoever enumerates them—meaning, whoever knows them and acts upon them—will enter Paradise.
It is not that the names of Allah are limited to these ninety-nine. Rather, they are more than that. No one knows them except Allah.
But these 99: whoever enumerates them enters Paradise. That is, whoever memorizes them, knows their meanings, and acts upon them enters Paradise. And it does not preclude that there are other names and attributes of Allah, because the number, as they say, does not indicate limitation. Yes.
Shaykh, are the names of Allah limited? No, they are not limited. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says:
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَاAnswer:
ninety-nine Names, one hundred less one. Whoever counts them will enter Paradise.
تسعة وتسعين اسما مائة الا واحدا من احصاها دخل الجنةIt is not that the names of Allah are limited to these ninety-nine. Rather, they are more than that. No one knows them except Allah.
But these 99: whoever enumerates them enters Paradise. That is, whoever memorizes them, knows their meanings, and acts upon them enters Paradise. And it does not preclude that there are other names and attributes of Allah, because the number, as they say, does not indicate limitation. Yes.
Source
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