Is it permissible to make du'a' (supplication) by saying: “O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, I seek Your mercy,” and is there an authentic hadith regarding this?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to make du'a' by saying “O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, I seek Your mercy”? And is there an authentic hadith regarding this?
Answer:
Yes, yes. “I seek Your mercy” means I seek nearness to Allah through Your mercy; “I seek Your mercy” means I seek nearness to Allah through Your mercy. Yes, this falls under the category of tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means), not the category of supplication by attribute.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to make du'a' by saying “O Ever-Living, O Sustainer, I seek Your mercy”? And is there an authentic hadith regarding this?
Answer:
Yes, yes. “I seek Your mercy” means I seek nearness to Allah through Your mercy; “I seek Your mercy” means I seek nearness to Allah through Your mercy. Yes, this falls under the category of tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means), not the category of supplication by attribute.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [998 -1024] هل يجوز الدعاء بقول: (يا حي يا قيوم برحمتك أستغيث)، وهل ورد في ذلك حديث صحيح؟ — youtube.com
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