Why did Allah conceal His Greatest Name?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the stronger position regarding the explanation of the Greatest Name of Allah mentioned in the hadiths?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) concealed it among His names so that He would be called by all of His names. This is like how He concealed the hour of response on Friday so that one would strive throughout the day, and like how He concealed the Night of Decree in Ramadan so that one would strive throughout all the nights of Ramadan. Thus, Allah conceals these things for the benefit of His servants, so that they may provision themselves with good, hoping to encounter this hour or this promise from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so that their reward would be greater and more abundant. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the stronger position regarding the explanation of the Greatest Name of Allah mentioned in the hadiths?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) concealed it among His names so that He would be called by all of His names. This is like how He concealed the hour of response on Friday so that one would strive throughout the day, and like how He concealed the Night of Decree in Ramadan so that one would strive throughout all the nights of Ramadan. Thus, Allah conceals these things for the benefit of His servants, so that they may provision themselves with good, hoping to encounter this hour or this promise from Allah (Mighty and Majestic), so that their reward would be greater and more abundant. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3279] لماذا أخفى الله اسمه الأعظم؟ حكمة عظيمة! - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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