The Meaning of Enumerating the Beautiful Names
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What is the authenticity of the hadith: (Whoever enumerates the Beautiful Names of Allah will enter Paradise) How does one enumerate them, and how does one enter Paradise through them?
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine names, whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise) This is established in Sahih al-Bukhari and others,And the meaning of enumerating them: that one knows them in wording and meaning, and worships Allah with them. Enumerating them is not merely reciting them; one must memorize them, know their meaning, and worship Allah with them,Meaning: in accordance with what these names imply. For example, if you know that Allah is (the All-Forgiving), then you seek forgiveness by asking for pardon and performing acts of worship that lead to the forgiveness of sins.
And if you know that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is (the All-Knowing), you do not do anything He hates, because He is aware of you.
And if you know that He sees you, then the implication of this belief that Allah sees you is that you do not do any evil deed, because He sees you even if you are in the farthest corner of your house.
And if you know that Allah is (the All-Hearing), then you do not let Allah hear anything that angers Him.
So enumerating them is not merely memorizing them, because that is easy, but enumerating them is knowing them in wording,Meaning: memorizing them, knowing their meaning, and worshipping Allah with them. If a person does this, he has enumerated them in wording, understood them in meaning, and worshipped Allah with them. This is the religion, and whoever worships Allah in this way, Allah will admit him to Paradise.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine names, whoever enumerates them will enter Paradise) This is established in Sahih al-Bukhari and others,And the meaning of enumerating them: that one knows them in wording and meaning, and worships Allah with them. Enumerating them is not merely reciting them; one must memorize them, know their meaning, and worship Allah with them,Meaning: in accordance with what these names imply. For example, if you know that Allah is (the All-Forgiving), then you seek forgiveness by asking for pardon and performing acts of worship that lead to the forgiveness of sins.
And if you know that Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) is (the All-Knowing), you do not do anything He hates, because He is aware of you.
And if you know that He sees you, then the implication of this belief that Allah sees you is that you do not do any evil deed, because He sees you even if you are in the farthest corner of your house.
And if you know that Allah is (the All-Hearing), then you do not let Allah hear anything that angers Him.
So enumerating them is not merely memorizing them, because that is easy, but enumerating them is knowing them in wording,Meaning: memorizing them, knowing their meaning, and worshipping Allah with them. If a person does this, he has enumerated them in wording, understood them in meaning, and worshipped Allah with them. This is the religion, and whoever worships Allah in this way, Allah will admit him to Paradise.