What is the ruling on the one who says: “O Allah, I ask You by You”?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the one who says: “O Allah, I ask You by You”?
Answer:
Is it tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means) to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), or asking by His names and attributes? Seeking nearness to Allah by His names and attributes is better, because Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:[Al-A'raf 7:180] And among the forms of tawassul to Allah is saying “O Allah, O my Lord,” seeking nearness to Him by His lordship over you and His divinity (Glorified and Exalted is He) through His oneness. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the one who says: “O Allah, I ask You by You”?
Answer:
Is it tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means) to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), or asking by His names and attributes? Seeking nearness to Allah by His names and attributes is better, because Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1006 /1350] ما حكم قول القائل: "اللهم إني أسألك بك"؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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