Supplication by the Names and Attributes of Allah, and an example of supplication by an attribute
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the one making du'a' to say, "O Allah, I ask You by Your beautiful Names and Your exalted attributes"? Is this du'a' considered a supplication by an attribute?
The Shaykh:
No, it is "by Your attributes." "By Your attributes" is tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means) to Allah. The "ba" (by) here is the "ba" of tawassul in "by Your attributes." This is tawassul to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), just like "I seek refuge in Your mercy" and "I seek Your response from Your punishment." This is the hadith of "I seek refuge in Your mercy," yes.
The questioner:
And what is an example of the forbidden supplication by an attribute?
The Shaykh:
For example, saying "O Face of Allah" or "O Mercy of Allah," and the like of that, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible for the one making du'a' to say, "O Allah, I ask You by Your beautiful Names and Your exalted attributes"? Is this du'a' considered a supplication by an attribute?
The Shaykh:
No, it is "by Your attributes." "By Your attributes" is tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means) to Allah. The "ba" (by) here is the "ba" of tawassul in "by Your attributes." This is tawassul to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), just like "I seek refuge in Your mercy" and "I seek Your response from Your punishment." This is the hadith of "I seek refuge in Your mercy," yes.
The questioner:
And what is an example of the forbidden supplication by an attribute?
The Shaykh:
For example, saying "O Face of Allah" or "O Mercy of Allah," and the like of that, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 03- شرح نواقض الاسلام -الناقض الثاني- وسائط - الشيخ صالح الفوزان - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:03:03)
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