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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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He is the Modest, so He does not expose His servant *** when he openly commits disobedience (The difference between al-Hayy, al-Muhyi, and al-Hayy)

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The Shaykh : This is also one of the names of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): al-Hayy, which comes from al-hayaa (modesty) and not from al-hayat (life). Here, al-Hayy, al-Hayy, and al-Muhyi are confused by some people, who think that al-Muhyi is al-Hayy and that al-Hayy is al-Hayy. This is a mistake. Al-Muhyi is the One who creates life in others, and al-Hayy is the One who possesses the attribute of modesty. Therefore, the verb from the first is what? Ahya (to give life), and from the second, Hayya (to be modest).
Now, al-Hayy comes from al-hayaa (modesty), not from al-ihya (giving life) nor from al-hayat (life), but rather from al-hayaa (modesty). So He, (Glorified and Exalted is He), is al-Hayy (the Modest).
"He is the Modest, so He does not expose His servant *** when he openly commits disobedience"
Source alathar.net

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