Asking by Allah and asking by the Face of Allah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to say, “I ask you by Allah,” and is this like asking by the Face of Allah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not like asking for the sake of Allah’s Face. Asking by Allah is fine, but it is obligatory for him to answer you if you asked him by Allah.Sunan Abi Dawud 5109Sahih (Al-Albani) Allah (Mighty and Majestic) says: [An-Nisa 4:1] You ask by Him. It is permissible to ask by Allah, but whoever is asked by Allah, it is obligatory for him to give the one who asked him, if the thing is permissible.
The questioner:
We say it is invalid.
The Shaykh:
(Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for me to say, “I ask you by Allah,” and is this like asking by the Face of Allah?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not like asking for the sake of Allah’s Face. Asking by Allah is fine, but it is obligatory for him to answer you if you asked him by Allah.
and if anyone asks you (for something) for Allah’s sake, give him
من سألكم بالله فأعطوهAnd fear Allah, through whom you ask one another
وَاتَّقُوا اللَّهَ الَّذِي تَسَاءَلُونَ بِهِThe questioner:
We say it is invalid.
The Shaykh:
(Mighty and Majestic). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 47 من 60 / شرح كتاب قرة عيون الموحدين / صالح الفوزان / العقيدة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:54)
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