Is it permissible to supplicate to Allah by saying: (Ya Qadeem) and the like?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to supplicate to Allah with what is in the category of informing about Allah, such as the supplicant saying "Ya Qadeem" and the like?
The Shaykh:
No, al-Qadeem is not among the names of Allah, and Allah is supplicated to by His names,[Al-A'raf 7:180], He is supplicated to by His names, and as for al-Qadeem, it is not among the names of Allah. Yes, among His names are al-Awwal, Ya Awwal, Ya Akhir, Ya Batin, Ya Zahir, as it came in the verse, but al-Qadeem is not among the names of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
Fawzi.
The Shaykh:
Al-Awwal, al-Akhir, al-Zahir, and al-Batin are mentioned with the paired opposites as Allah the Exalted and Majestic mentioned them.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to supplicate to Allah with what is in the category of informing about Allah, such as the supplicant saying "Ya Qadeem" and the like?
The Shaykh:
No, al-Qadeem is not among the names of Allah, and Allah is supplicated to by His names,
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَاThe presenter:
Fawzi.
The Shaykh:
Al-Awwal, al-Akhir, al-Zahir, and al-Batin are mentioned with the paired opposites as Allah the Exalted and Majestic mentioned them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [946 -1024] هل يجوز دعاء الله بقول: (يا قديم ) ونحو ذلك؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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