The Difference Between Calling Upon Allah by His Names and Calling Upon an Attribute
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the difference between calling upon Allah the Exalted by one of His names and calling upon an attribute directly?
Answer:
Because if one calls upon the attribute directly, it becomes as if it were a deity. One does not call upon the attribute, but rather calls upon Allah by the attribute. He says, “O Most Merciful of the merciful, have mercy on me,” or “O Provider, provide for me,” or “O Generous, be generous to me,” or the like. He seeks nearness to Him through His names and attributes, Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the difference between calling upon Allah the Exalted by one of His names and calling upon an attribute directly?
Answer:
Because if one calls upon the attribute directly, it becomes as if it were a deity. One does not call upon the attribute, but rather calls upon Allah by the attribute. He says, “O Most Merciful of the merciful, have mercy on me,” or “O Provider, provide for me,” or “O Generous, be generous to me,” or the like. He seeks nearness to Him through His names and attributes, Blessed and Exalted is He. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 29-01-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (1:08:36)
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