Seeking Nearness to Allah Through His Attributes, Supplicating to an Attribute, and Swearing by an Attribute
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on these matters: seeking nearness to Allah through His attributes, supplicating to an attribute, and swearing by an attribute?
Answer:
Supplicating to an attribute is not permissible. One supplicates to the one described by the attribute, for the attribute is not other than Allah, so that one supplicates to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). As for swearing by an attribute, it is permissible. You say, “By the majesty of Allah,” or “By the majesty of Allah and His speech.” That is, it is permissible for you to swear by an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the matter of supplicating to an attribute or calling upon an attribute, that is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on these matters: seeking nearness to Allah through His attributes, supplicating to an attribute, and swearing by an attribute?
Answer:
Supplicating to an attribute is not permissible. One supplicates to the one described by the attribute, for the attribute is not other than Allah, so that one supplicates to Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). As for swearing by an attribute, it is permissible. You say, “By the majesty of Allah,” or “By the majesty of Allah and His speech.” That is, it is permissible for you to swear by an attribute of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the matter of supplicating to an attribute or calling upon an attribute, that is not permissible.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 03- شرح نواقض الاسلام -الناقض الثاني- وسائط - الشيخ صالح الفوزان - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:02:17)
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