Seeking Nearness to Allah Through His Names and Attributes
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on supplication? What is the ruling on supplicating to Allah and seeking nearness to Him through His actions, as some say, "O He who hears the voice" and "O He who precedes the footsteps"?
The Shaykh:
This is seeking nearness to Allah through His attributes, seeking nearness to Allah through His names and attributes.[Al-A'raf 7:180] Seeking nearness to Him through His names and attributes, (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
The questioner:
O the Near, O the Responsive, O the Hearing.
The Shaykh:
Or O the Fulfiller of Needs, O the Responder to Supplications. All of this is among the attributes of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on supplication? What is the ruling on supplicating to Allah and seeking nearness to Him through His actions, as some say, "O He who hears the voice" and "O He who precedes the footsteps"?
The Shaykh:
This is seeking nearness to Allah through His attributes, seeking nearness to Allah through His names and attributes.
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَاThe questioner:
O the Near, O the Responsive, O the Hearing.
The Shaykh:
Or O the Fulfiller of Needs, O the Responder to Supplications. All of this is among the attributes of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 18 من 21 / شرح رسالة العبودية / حرص المرء على المال والشرف لدينه/ صالح الفوزان / العقيدة — youtube.com (51:11)
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