Is it considered transgression in supplication for a person to say, "O Rahman, provide for me"?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: I heard some students of knowledge say that if you say, "O Rahman, provide for me," that this is a transgression in supplication. So, is what he said...

Answer:
...not a transgression in supplication, but it is not appropriate. The appropriate thing is to supplicate to Allah in accordance with the name by which you are calling upon Him. You say, "O Rahman, have mercy on me," "O Ghafur, forgive me," "O Razzaq, provide for me." You bring the request that is appropriate to the name. As for saying, "O Rahman, provide for me," this does not fit the wording of the name. It is permissible, but it does not fit the wording of the name. And more severe than that is to say, "O Allah, forgive me, for You are severe in punishment." Is that permissible? No, that is not permissible. Yes.