The Ruling on Attributing to Allah Names That Are Not Mentioned in the Book and the Sunnah
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible to attribute to Allah names other than the names of Allah the Exalted, such as attributing to Him what is reported about Him, that He is al-Baqi (the Everlasting), or al-Muhsin (the Doer of Good), or al-Hadi (the Guide), or al-Ilah (the God), and others?
Answer:
Reporting about Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) that He is al-Muhsin and does good to His servants, and that He is al-Baqi who does not perish, the meaning is correct, but the wording has not been transmitted. As long as the wording has not been transmitted, we do not affirm it for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). May Allah reward you. Or we say the other, He is al-Awwal (the First) and al-Akhir (the Last), so we do not say al-Qadim (the Ancient) and we do not say al-Baqi, but rather we say al-Awwal and al-Akhir.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible to attribute to Allah names other than the names of Allah the Exalted, such as attributing to Him what is reported about Him, that He is al-Baqi (the Everlasting), or al-Muhsin (the Doer of Good), or al-Hadi (the Guide), or al-Ilah (the God), and others?
Answer:
Reporting about Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) that He is al-Muhsin and does good to His servants, and that He is al-Baqi who does not perish, the meaning is correct, but the wording has not been transmitted. As long as the wording has not been transmitted, we do not affirm it for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). May Allah reward you. Or we say the other, He is al-Awwal (the First) and al-Akhir (the Last), so we do not say al-Qadim (the Ancient) and we do not say al-Baqi, but rather we say al-Awwal and al-Akhir.
Source
التعبيد لله بأنه الباقي أو المحسن أو الهادي — alfawzan.live
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