(The most despicable name before Allah - Mighty and Majestic - is a man who calls himself King of Kings) Is it permissible to apply the title "King of Kings" to Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He - in
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The questioner: Our Shaykh, in the hadith that the most despicable man is, or: .
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: The most despicable name is a man who calls himself King of Kings. Al-Nawawi says in "Riyad al-Salihin": meaning "Shahanshah"; that is, Shah means King of Kings, and he says it means King of Kings, and it is not permissible to be named by it except Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He. The point here, or the place of the example, is that he said it is not permissible to be described as King of Kings except Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He. That is, is it permissible to apply the title "King of Kings" to Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He - in this case? Of course, it can be said that Allah is King or King of Kings in fact, but.
The Shaykh: Is the hadith not explicit in that?
The questioner: He calls himself King of Kings.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: ... He calls himself King of Kings, a name I do not recall being explicit, but the interpretation of Al-Nawawi's words says that it means King of Kings, and it is not permissible to be described by it except Allah; so does this mean, is this statement correct? That is, describing Allah as King of Kings, is it said?
The Shaykh: Is the hadith not explicit in this, or what is the barrier to one being called King of Kings? Because Allah is distinguished by that, meaning I do not see what is... .
The questioner: The person mentions that Allah - for example - might say in the course of his speech that Allah is the King of Kings, or means he frequently uses this phrase; is that acceptable?
The Shaykh : Alright.
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Okay; has anything been reported regarding this?
The Shaykh: It was reported in your speech.
The questioner : What speech?
The Shaykh: The hadith you are mentioning.
The questioner: A man who calls himself King of Kings.
The Shaykh: Yes, and then? Only Allah is the King of Kings.
The questioner: ... Al-Nawawi's words.
The Shaykh: ... Preserve... .
Another questioner: In the name of Allah.
The questioner: In the name of Allah, our Shaykh, the hadith:Riyad as-Salihin 1724 This is the text of the hadith, Riyad as-Salihin 1724 . Here is Al-Nawawi's comment; Al-Nawawi said in "Riyad al-Salihin": because its meaning is King of Kings, and it is not permissible to be named by it except Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He.
The Shaykh: That is, why was the hadith itself cited? Why did it prohibit?
The questioner: Because it is among the attributes of Allah - Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh: This is it; that is, the hadith itself is the answer to what you asked.
The most despicable name is a man who calls himself King of Kings
إن أخنع اسمًا رجل تسمَّى ملك الأملاكThe Shaykh : How?
The questioner: The most despicable name is a man who calls himself King of Kings. Al-Nawawi says in "Riyad al-Salihin": meaning "Shahanshah"; that is, Shah means King of Kings, and he says it means King of Kings, and it is not permissible to be named by it except Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He. The point here, or the place of the example, is that he said it is not permissible to be described as King of Kings except Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He. That is, is it permissible to apply the title "King of Kings" to Allah - Glorified and Exalted is He - in this case? Of course, it can be said that Allah is King or King of Kings in fact, but.
The Shaykh: Is the hadith not explicit in that?
The questioner: He calls himself King of Kings.
The Shaykh : How?
The questioner: ... He calls himself King of Kings, a name I do not recall being explicit, but the interpretation of Al-Nawawi's words says that it means King of Kings, and it is not permissible to be described by it except Allah; so does this mean, is this statement correct? That is, describing Allah as King of Kings, is it said?
The Shaykh: Is the hadith not explicit in this, or what is the barrier to one being called King of Kings? Because Allah is distinguished by that, meaning I do not see what is... .
The questioner: The person mentions that Allah - for example - might say in the course of his speech that Allah is the King of Kings, or means he frequently uses this phrase; is that acceptable?
The Shaykh : Alright.
The questioner : Okay.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: Okay; has anything been reported regarding this?
The Shaykh: It was reported in your speech.
The questioner : What speech?
The Shaykh: The hadith you are mentioning.
The questioner: A man who calls himself King of Kings.
The Shaykh: Yes, and then? Only Allah is the King of Kings.
The questioner: ... Al-Nawawi's words.
The Shaykh: ... Preserve... .
Another questioner: In the name of Allah.
The questioner: In the name of Allah, our Shaykh, the hadith:
The most disgraceful man near Allah is a man who calls himself (or likes others to call him) Malikul-Amlak (i.e., king of kings).
إن أخنع اسم عند الله - عز وجل - رجل تسمَّى ملك الأملاكThe most disgraceful man near Allah is a man who calls himself (or likes others to call him) Malikul-Amlak (i.e., king of kings).
إن أخنع اسم عند الله - عز وجل - رجل تسمَّى ملك الأملاكThe Shaykh: That is, why was the hadith itself cited? Why did it prohibit?
The questioner: Because it is among the attributes of Allah - Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh: This is it; that is, the hadith itself is the answer to what you asked.
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