The Number of Allah’s Beautiful Names and Their Enumeration
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, some people say that the names of Allah, Glorified and Exalted, are sixty-six, while others say eighty-eight. What we know is that the ones mentioned are ninety-nine, and the knowledge of the rest is with Allah. So what is the correct view in this matter?
Answer:
Yes, the true view is that the names of Allah cannot be enumerated by anyone but Allah, and no servant knows them except Allah, Mighty and Majestic. These ninety-nine are described by the fact thatJami` at-Tirmidhi 3508Sahih (Darussalam) As for determining them by any other number, it is not permissible for us to attribute to Allah what we do not know. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, some people say that the names of Allah, Glorified and Exalted, are sixty-six, while others say eighty-eight. What we know is that the ones mentioned are ninety-nine, and the knowledge of the rest is with Allah. So what is the correct view in this matter?
Answer:
Yes, the true view is that the names of Allah cannot be enumerated by anyone but Allah, and no servant knows them except Allah, Mighty and Majestic. These ninety-nine are described by the fact that
whoever counts them shall enter Paradise
من أحصاها دخل الجنة
Source
شرح لمعة الاعتقاد [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : فمما جاء من آيات الصفات — islamhouse.com (1:08:36)
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