The ruling on supplicating with the pronoun of address: "O You"
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on one who supplicates to Allah in poetic verses, saying "O You," and is this name among the names of Allah? Knowing that these poetic verses are in some books, and they are still being printed.
Answer:
This is an error. To say "O You" is a supplication, and he is supplicating with a pronoun of address. "You" is not among the names of Allah. Rather, this resembles the saying of the Sufis, "O He, He," where they use the word "He." This is a pronoun, and "You" is a pronoun. So the one who supplicates to Allah with a pronoun, this is contrary to the sound methodology in supplicating to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)[Al-A'raf 7:180] And "You" or "He" is not among the names of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.
He says: What is the ruling on one who supplicates to Allah in poetic verses, saying "O You," and is this name among the names of Allah? Knowing that these poetic verses are in some books, and they are still being printed.
Answer:
This is an error. To say "O You" is a supplication, and he is supplicating with a pronoun of address. "You" is not among the names of Allah. Rather, this resembles the saying of the Sufis, "O He, He," where they use the word "He." This is a pronoun, and "You" is a pronoun. So the one who supplicates to Allah with a pronoun, this is contrary to the sound methodology in supplicating to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He)
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم مَن يدعو الله في أبيات شعرية ويقول يا أنت؟ وهل من أسماء الله هذا الاسم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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