The Ruling on Supplicating to Allah by the Name "You"
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is "You" one of the names of Allah? Is it permissible to supplicate by saying, "O You, provide for me and guide me," and so on?
Answer:
No scholar has said this. The Sufis say, "He, He, He" or "Allah, Allah, Allah." This is among the Sufis. In fact, this is worse than what the Sufis say. The Sufis say this is a pronoun; they say "Allah, Allah" is an explicit name. But "You" is a second-person pronoun of address.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is "You" one of the names of Allah? Is it permissible to supplicate by saying, "O You, provide for me and guide me," and so on?
Answer:
No scholar has said this. The Sufis say, "He, He, He" or "Allah, Allah, Allah." This is among the Sufis. In fact, this is worse than what the Sufis say. The Sufis say this is a pronoun; they say "Allah, Allah" is an explicit name. But "You" is a second-person pronoun of address.
Source
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