The Meaning of “Allah is al-Salam” and How Allah Bestows Life
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the statement that Allah is al-Salam, and how does Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, bestow life?
Answer:
“Yahya” (bestows life) means He magnifies the greetings of praise. So Allah “bestows life” in the sense that He magnifies. One does not offer the salam to Him, because the salam is a supplication in which you call upon Allah; Allah is the One being called upon, Glorified and Exalted is He. You do not call upon Him for Himself; you call upon Him for safety. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the meaning of the statement that Allah is al-Salam, and how does Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, bestow life?
Answer:
“Yahya” (bestows life) means He magnifies the greetings of praise. So Allah “bestows life” in the sense that He magnifies. One does not offer the salam to Him, because the salam is a supplication in which you call upon Allah; Allah is the One being called upon, Glorified and Exalted is He. You do not call upon Him for Himself; you call upon Him for safety. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ذكر تشهد ابن مسعود وغيره — islamhouse.com (46:28)
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