Seeking Aid Through the Attributes of Allah
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The questioner:
We seek refuge in Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Whether it is an essential attribute or an action attribute, it is one of the attributes of Allah.
The Shaykh:
Raise your voice.
The questioner:
Seeking aid through one of the attributes of Allah, such as saying, "O Power of Allah" or "O Face of Allah."
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible; the attributes are not called upon. Allah is called upon as "O Merciful," "O Most Merciful," or "O Allah." One does not say "O Mercy of Allah," or "O Majesty of Allah," or "O Knowledge of Allah." No. Our master stated that Ibn Taymiyyah reported that the scholars agreed on the one who...
The questioner:
His saying, "I seek refuge in the Majesty of Allah."
The Shaykh:
It comes from the text: “I seek refuge, by the permission of the text, or by Your pleasure, from Your anger.” But what is said, “O Pleasure of Allah, save us” or “O Mercy of Allah, save us,”
The questioner:
May Allah have mercy on you. Say: The woman is seeking refuge, and this is an abomination in
The Shaykh:
This is an abomination, yes. This is a mistake, yes.
We seek refuge in Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Whether it is an essential attribute or an action attribute, it is one of the attributes of Allah.
The Shaykh:
Raise your voice.
The questioner:
Seeking aid through one of the attributes of Allah, such as saying, "O Power of Allah" or "O Face of Allah."
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible; the attributes are not called upon. Allah is called upon as "O Merciful," "O Most Merciful," or "O Allah." One does not say "O Mercy of Allah," or "O Majesty of Allah," or "O Knowledge of Allah." No. Our master stated that Ibn Taymiyyah reported that the scholars agreed on the one who...
The questioner:
His saying, "I seek refuge in the Majesty of Allah."
The Shaykh:
It comes from the text: “I seek refuge, by the permission of the text, or by Your pleasure, from Your anger.” But what is said, “O Pleasure of Allah, save us” or “O Mercy of Allah, save us,”
The questioner:
May Allah have mercy on you. Say: The woman is seeking refuge, and this is an abomination in
The Shaykh:
This is an abomination, yes. This is a mistake, yes.
Source
صحيح البخاري (الشرح الثاني) — binbaz.org.sa (1:40:17)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.