What is the ruling on saying: "O Hider of faults" in supplication?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on saying "O Hider of faults" in supplication?
Answer:
This falls under describing Allah as the Hider who covers the faults of His servants. Among His names is al-Sattar (the Hider), so He covers the faults of His servants. Yes, whoever covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him. Allah covers the faults of His servants. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence the Shaykh, the questioner asks: What is the ruling on saying "O Hider of faults" in supplication?
Answer:
This falls under describing Allah as the Hider who covers the faults of His servants. Among His names is al-Sattar (the Hider), so He covers the faults of His servants. Yes, whoever covers a Muslim, Allah will cover him. Allah covers the faults of His servants. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [60 /84] ما حكم قول: " يا ساتر العيوب " في الدعاء؟ | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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