What is the ruling on supplicating to Allah by His actions, such as saying: O You Who Hears the Voice, and O You Who Precedes the Escape?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: What is the ruling on supplicating to Allah and seeking nearness to Him through His actions? Such as some people saying: O You Who Hears the Voice, and O You Who Precedes the Escape. This is seeking nearness to Allah through His attributes, seeking nearness to Allah through His names and attributes,[Al-A'raf 7:180], and seeking nearness to Him through His names and attributes, Blessed and Exalted is He.
Answer:
Yes. O You Who Are Near, O You Who Responds, O You Who Hears the Voice, O You Who Fulfills Needs, O You Who Answers Supplications. All of this is among the attributes of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: What is the ruling on supplicating to Allah and seeking nearness to Him through His actions? Such as some people saying: O You Who Hears the Voice, and O You Who Precedes the Escape. This is seeking nearness to Allah through His attributes, seeking nearness to Allah through His names and attributes,
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَاAnswer:
Yes. O You Who Are Near, O You Who Responds, O You Who Hears the Voice, O You Who Fulfills Needs, O You Who Answers Supplications. All of this is among the attributes of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [510 /641] ما حكم دعاء الله بأفعاله كقولهم: يا سامع الصوت ويا سابق الفوت؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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