The Principle of Knowing the Names of Allah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, contemporary scholars have differed in their writings regarding the names of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and some of them have established principles for distinguishing which names belong to Allah and which do not. What is the correct principle? And how do I know whether a name belongs to Allah or not?
Answer:
The principle is easy, my brother. The principle is the Qur'an. Whatever comes in the Qur'an is among the names of Allah, or in the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Whatever comes in the Book of Allah or in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is among the names of Allah, and whatever does not come in the Book and the Sunnah is not among the names of Allah.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, contemporary scholars have differed in their writings regarding the names of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and some of them have established principles for distinguishing which names belong to Allah and which do not. What is the correct principle? And how do I know whether a name belongs to Allah or not?
Answer:
The principle is easy, my brother. The principle is the Qur'an. Whatever comes in the Qur'an is among the names of Allah, or in the Sunnah of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Whatever comes in the Book of Allah or in the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is among the names of Allah, and whatever does not come in the Book and the Sunnah is not among the names of Allah.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ } — islamhouse.com (1:08:30)
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