The Greatest Name of Allah
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Question:
The listener is Muhammad, a Yemeni resident in Jeddah, asking about the Greatest Name of Allah. He says: Is it one of the beautiful names of Allah, or is it a name distinct from them?
Answer:
Hadiths have been reported regarding the Greatest Name of Allah. Based on them, the Greatest Name of Allah is among the names of Allah, not a name other than them. Many authentic hadiths indicate the Greatest Name of Allah, but without specifying it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Praise, there is no god but You, the Bestower of Grace, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) then said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3544Sahih (Darussalam). It was also reported in another hadith that it is al-Ahad al-Samad (The One, The Self-Sufficient).
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man supplicating, saying, “O Allah, I ask You, I testify that there is no god but You, the One,[Al-Ikhlas 112:1-4]” He said: Sunan Abi Dawud 1493Sahih (Al-Albani) And other hadiths have been reported regarding the Greatest Name of Allah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The listener is Muhammad, a Yemeni resident in Jeddah, asking about the Greatest Name of Allah. He says: Is it one of the beautiful names of Allah, or is it a name distinct from them?
Answer:
Hadiths have been reported regarding the Greatest Name of Allah. Based on them, the Greatest Name of Allah is among the names of Allah, not a name other than them. Many authentic hadiths indicate the Greatest Name of Allah, but without specifying it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
The Greatest Name of Allah, by which, if He is called, He responds, is in three surahs of the Qur'an: in al-Baqarah, Ali 'Imran, and Surah Ta-Ha. It is narrated from Anas that he was sitting with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and a man was praying, then he supplicated.
اسم الله الأعظم الذي إذا دعي به أجاب في ثلاث سور من القرآن في البقرة وآل عمران وسورة طه وعن أنس أنه كان مع رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم جالسا ورجل يصلي ثم دعا.O Allah, I ask You, for Yours is
اللهم إني أسألك لأن لكHe has supplicated to Allah by His Greatest Name, the one which if He Is called upon by it, He responds, and when He is asked by it, He gives.
لقد دعا الله باسمه الأعظم الذي إذا دعي به أجاب، وإذا سئل به أعطىThe Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) heard a man supplicating, saying, “O Allah, I ask You, I testify that there is no god but You, the One,
[who is] One, (2) Allah, the Eternal Refuge. (3) He neither begets nor is born, (4) Nor is there to Him any equivalent."
أَحَدٌ اللَّهُ الصَّمَدُ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَلَمْ يُولَدْ وَلَمْ يَكُن لَّهُ كُفُوًا أَحَدٌYou have supplicated Allah using His Greatest Name, when asked with this name He gives, and when supplicated by this name he answers.
لقد سألت الله بالاسم الذي إذا سئل به أعطى وإذا دعي به أجابThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7538 — youtube.com (13:17)
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