The Shaykh mentioned the reason for not mentioning the compound names, such as Lord of the Worlds.
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The Shaykh : And here in the marginal note: "He did not mention the compound names, such as Lord of the Worlds, Knower of the Unseen and the Witnessed, and the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and there are many of them, because it has not become clear to us that they are intended, and knowledge is with Allah".
The student: This is missing in the copy; it is not present.
The Shaykh : Which one is present, this marginal note? Well, I am bringing you good news and telling you the truth: I have only two ears, meaning it is not possible for one ear to listen to this and the other to listen to that. Is it good news or not? It is good news, of course. Now, let one person speak.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : And what we selected, I did not write it.
The student: Among the names of Allah the Exalted are those that are compound, such as Owner of Sovereignty and Possessor of Majesty and Honor.
The Shaykh : No, what I have is present; what I have is the original. Now, write it down so I can add it. And what we selected is from His saying:[Maryam 19:47].
The student: And also al-Muhsin, because we have not looked into its narrators in al-Tabarani, and the Shaykh al-Islam mentioned it among the names.
The Shaykh : Yes, I did not mention it; I do not know. It is not present in the original. In any case, we mentioned the evidence, perhaps this old copy is from before we added this. The important thing is, write down what I dictate. And what we selected is according to our knowledge and understanding. And what we selected is according to our knowledge and understanding, and above every one who has knowledge is the All-Knowing, until that reaches the Knower of the Unseen and the Witnessed, and He who is All-Aware of everything.
Then in the marginal note: He did not mention the compound names, such as Lord of the Worlds, Knower of the Unseen and the Witnessed, and the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and there are many of them, because it has not become clear to us that they are intended, and knowledge is with Allah.
And I think this is clear, yes, because the compound names are very numerous. If we added them to what we selected, they would amount to approximately more than one hundred and twenty. It appears that they are not intended, and that what is intended by the hadith are the names that are free from compounding, and Allah knows best, yes.
The student: This is missing in the copy; it is not present.
The Shaykh : Which one is present, this marginal note? Well, I am bringing you good news and telling you the truth: I have only two ears, meaning it is not possible for one ear to listen to this and the other to listen to that. Is it good news or not? It is good news, of course. Now, let one person speak.
The student: ... .
The Shaykh : And what we selected, I did not write it.
The student: Among the names of Allah the Exalted are those that are compound, such as Owner of Sovereignty and Possessor of Majesty and Honor.
The Shaykh : No, what I have is present; what I have is the original. Now, write it down so I can add it. And what we selected is from His saying:
Indeed, He is ever gracious to me.
إنه كان بي حفياThe student: And also al-Muhsin, because we have not looked into its narrators in al-Tabarani, and the Shaykh al-Islam mentioned it among the names.
The Shaykh : Yes, I did not mention it; I do not know. It is not present in the original. In any case, we mentioned the evidence, perhaps this old copy is from before we added this. The important thing is, write down what I dictate. And what we selected is according to our knowledge and understanding. And what we selected is according to our knowledge and understanding, and above every one who has knowledge is the All-Knowing, until that reaches the Knower of the Unseen and the Witnessed, and He who is All-Aware of everything.
Then in the marginal note: He did not mention the compound names, such as Lord of the Worlds, Knower of the Unseen and the Witnessed, and the Creator of the heavens and the earth, and there are many of them, because it has not become clear to us that they are intended, and knowledge is with Allah.
And I think this is clear, yes, because the compound names are very numerous. If we added them to what we selected, they would amount to approximately more than one hundred and twenty. It appears that they are not intended, and that what is intended by the hadith are the names that are free from compounding, and Allah knows best, yes.