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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Naming with the Names of Allah and Sidiqiyyah

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The questioner:
So the thing cannot be in the poetry. And your marriage, you are safe with it regarding the Names of Allah, and what is beyond life, you are safe with it, and what has befallen you of that.

The Shaykh:
I do not know the prohibition. I do not know what the prohibition came from. It was named with the Names of Allah, and it is mentioned in the Book, such as the Merciful, the Compassionate. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was described as Merciful and Compassionate to the believers, and All-Knowing. He was described as All-Knowing, and as the Forbearing. These are among the Names of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. But the All-Knowing is not like the All-Knowing, and the Forbearing is not like the Forbearing. And Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said: He said, the Exalted:
and We made him hearing and seeing.فَجَعَلْنَاهُ سَمِيعًا بَصِيرًا
[Al-Insan 76:2]
Meaning, the human is hearing, and Allah is Hearing, and the human is seeing, and Allah is Seeing, but with the difference, with the difference between what belongs to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, and what belongs to the created being. And the King is also among the Names of Allah, the King. But the King is not like the King. There is a great distinction between the Names and attributes of the Creator and the Names and attributes of the created beings.
One path, as He, the Exalted, said:
And, [moreover], this is My path, which is straightوَأَنَّ هَٰذَا صِرَاطِي مُسْتَقِيمًا
[Al-An'am 6:153]
And it is that which the messengers came with and the books were sent down with, so it is one, there is no smile in it, so it is the worship of Allah alone, having no partner. His worship as He has prescribed, at every time according to its due, in the legislations of the messengers.
For example, the qiblah was initially toward al-Masjid al-Aqsa in the early days of Islam, then it was abrogated and changed to the Ka'bah. Praying toward al-Masjid al-Aqsa before the abrogation was worship of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). It was a valid prayer, an act of worship. And praying toward the Ka'bah after the command to face it was worship. So Allah is worshipped at all times by what He (Glorified and Exalted is He) has prescribed. As for after the abrogation, Allah is not worshipped by an abrogated law, but rather by the abrogating law. Yes, the law before abrogation is the law of Allah, and acting upon it is worship of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). For this reason, when the change of the qiblah was revealed, some of the Companions were concerned about the Muslims who had died while praying toward al-Masjid al-Aqsa. Allah the Exalted revealed:
And thus we have made you a just community that you will be witnesses over the people and the Messenger will be a witness over you. And We did not make the qiblah which you used to face except that We might make evident who would follow the Messenger from who would turn back on his heels. And indeed, it is difficult except for those whom Allah has guided. And never would Allah have caused you to lose your faith. Indeed Allah is, to the people, Kind and Merciful.اللَّهُ
[Al-Baqarah 2:143]
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And never would Allah have caused you to lose your faith. Indeed Allahوَمَا كَانَ اللَّهُ لِيُضِيعَ إِيمَانَكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ
[Al-Baqarah 2:143]
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to the people, Kind and Merciful.بِالنَّاسِ لَرَءُوفٌ رَّحِيمٌ
[Al-Baqarah 2:143]
, thereby reassuring them that the prayer of those who died was valid, and that it was faith in Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) and beloved to Allah. Yes, the term "siddiq" (truthful one) is applied to one who possesses this description. They differ in the degree of their truthfulness; they differ, but whoever reaches the pinnacle of truthfulness with Allah, and belief in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), and truthfulness with people in speech and dealings, is a siddiq. That is, he is truthful with Allah in his worship, truthful with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) in following him and taking guidance from his way, and truthful with people in his speech with them and his dealings with them; no falsehood is attributed to him. People vary in this regard: there is complete truthfulness, and there is truthfulness less than that. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 04 من 36/شرح العقيدة الواسطية (مع الأسئلة)/صادقون مصدقون/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (51:44)

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