Are the 99 names of Allah a matter of agreement among scholars, and what is the ruling on composing them in verse to facilitate memorization?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the 99 beautiful names of Allah a matter of agreement among scholars? And are they mentioned
The Shaykh:
as they came in the hadith and not as they are described as "beautiful" in the hadith, as far as I know.
The questioner:
He says: And are they mentioned in a specific order when recited, and what is the ruling on composing them in verse to make them easier to memorize?
The Shaykh:
A poem, my brother, a poem and an explanation. The beautiful names have been composed in many poems and explained, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, are the 99 beautiful names of Allah a matter of agreement among scholars? And are they mentioned
The Shaykh:
as they came in the hadith
Describing them as "beautiful," the hadith came that Allah has ninety-nine names, a hundred minus one, and whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise,
وصفها بالحسنى، الحديث جاء إن لله تسعة وتسعين اسما مائة إلا واحدة من أحصاها دخل الجنة،The questioner:
He says: And are they mentioned in a specific order when recited, and what is the ruling on composing them in verse to make them easier to memorize?
The Shaykh:
A poem, my brother, a poem and an explanation. The beautiful names have been composed in many poems and explained, yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [755 /1350] هل أسماء الله الـ(٩٩) محل اتفاق بين العلماء وما حكم نظمها لأجل حفظها؟ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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