The Meaning of "Ihsa" in the Hadith of the Ninety-Nine Names of Allah
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: What is meant by "ihsa" in the statement that Allah has ninety-nine names, and whoever counts them?
The Shaykh:
It means knowing them, acting upon them, and supplicating to Allah with them. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The meaning of "counting them" is to enumerate them, but one will not be able to enumerate them. However, one who acts upon them, supplicates to Allah with them, and believes in their meaning, yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner asks: What is meant by "ihsa" in the statement that Allah has ninety-nine names, and whoever counts them?
The Shaykh:
It means knowing them, acting upon them, and supplicating to Allah with them. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
The meaning of "counting them" is to enumerate them, but one will not be able to enumerate them. However, one who acts upon them, supplicates to Allah with them, and believes in their meaning, yes.
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية، العقيدة الواسطية 11-07-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (52:58)
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