Is it permissible to mention Allah by His singular name "Allah" as the Sufis claim?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some of the great Sufis cited evidence from the Book and the Sunnah for the permissibility of dhikr (remembrance) using the singular name "Allah." He said: As for the Book, it is His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He: "And mention the name of your Lord." He said: Here is the command to mention the name of Allah. And as for the Sunnah...
The Shaykh:
"The name of your Lord" is by tasbih (glorification) and tahlil (declaring the oneness of Allah) and tahlil. The Qur'an explains parts of itself, and the Sunnah explains the Qur'an. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: And as for the Sunnah, it is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith: He said:Sahih Muslim 148a So how do we answer regarding this?
The Shaykh:
He means that the people of the earth at that time will not acknowledge Allah and will not believe in Allah; they will be materialists and atheists. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Be patient until it becomes like them, if Allah wills, and its ruling will become their ruling. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some of the great Sufis cited evidence from the Book and the Sunnah for the permissibility of dhikr (remembrance) using the singular name "Allah." He said: As for the Book, it is His saying, Glorified and Exalted is He: "And mention the name of your Lord." He said: Here is the command to mention the name of Allah. And as for the Sunnah...
The Shaykh:
"The name of your Lord" is by tasbih (glorification) and tahlil (declaring the oneness of Allah) and tahlil. The Qur'an explains parts of itself, and the Sunnah explains the Qur'an. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: And as for the Sunnah, it is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith: He said:
until 'Allah, Allah' is not said on earth
حتى لا يقال في الأرض الله اللهThe Shaykh:
He means that the people of the earth at that time will not acknowledge Allah and will not believe in Allah; they will be materialists and atheists. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
Be patient until it becomes like them, if Allah wills, and its ruling will become their ruling. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز ذكر الله باسمه المفرد الله كما يزعم الصوفية؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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