The ruling on reciting the names of Allah the Most Beautiful after the prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: I have a question to put to the Honorable Shaykh, which is reciting the names of Allah the Most Beautiful after we pray. What is your view on it? Is it an innovation?
Answer:
Yes, there is no report that this is done by reciting them after the prayer, but one supplicates to Allah with them, saying, “O Merciful, have mercy on me,” “O Forgiver, forgive me,” and so on. So one supplicates to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. He the Exalted said:[Al-A'raf 7:180] meaning, seek nearness to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, through them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: I have a question to put to the Honorable Shaykh, which is reciting the names of Allah the Most Beautiful after we pray. What is your view on it? Is it an innovation?
Answer:
Yes, there is no report that this is done by reciting them after the prayer, but one supplicates to Allah with them, saying, “O Merciful, have mercy on me,” “O Forgiver, forgive me,” and so on. So one supplicates to Allah, Mighty and Majestic. He the Exalted said:
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 2113 - حكم قراءة أسماء الله الحسنى بعد الصلاة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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