The ruling on a Muslim saying: "O Allah, be forbearing with me"
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Question:
Our Shaykh, this is our brother Abu 'Aishah al-Fadli from Kuwait. He has several questions. His first question is: When verses end with al-Ghafur (the All-Forgiving) and al-Rahim (the Most Merciful), I say, "O Allah, have mercy on me and forgive me." But when a verse ends with the attribute al-Halim (the Forbearing), is it permissible for me to say, "O Allah, be forbearing with me"?
Answer:
Yes, you supplicate to Allah by His names and attributes,[Al-A'raf 7:180], saying, "O All-Forgiving, forgive me; O Most Merciful, have mercy on me; O Generous, be generous to me," and so on. Yes.
Our Shaykh, this is our brother Abu 'Aishah al-Fadli from Kuwait. He has several questions. His first question is: When verses end with al-Ghafur (the All-Forgiving) and al-Rahim (the Most Merciful), I say, "O Allah, have mercy on me and forgive me." But when a verse ends with the attribute al-Halim (the Forbearing), is it permissible for me to say, "O Allah, be forbearing with me"?
Answer:
Yes, you supplicate to Allah by His names and attributes,
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 3038- حكم قول المسلم: "اللهم احلم عليَّ" | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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