Supplication with the phrase “O Mercy of Allah, reach me”
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for the supplicant to make du'a' with this formulation, “O Mercy of Allah, reach me,” or “O Power of Allah, protect me”?
Answer:
He has what he says: "O Allah, have mercy on me. O Allah, grant me success." The attribute is not called upon or invoked; the one who is called upon is the one who is described and named, and He is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). One seeks nearness to Him through His names,[Al-A'raf 7:180] saying, "O the Merciful, have mercy on me. O the Generous, be generous to me," and so on.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible for the supplicant to make du'a' with this formulation, “O Mercy of Allah, reach me,” or “O Power of Allah, protect me”?
Answer:
He has what he says: "O Allah, have mercy on me. O Allah, grant me success." The attribute is not called upon or invoked; the one who is called upon is the one who is described and named, and He is Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). One seeks nearness to Him through His names,
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وإذا تدبرت الشريعة وجدتها قد أتت بسد الذرائع إلى المحرمات — islamhouse.com (1:13:04)
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