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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The names expressed by pronouns appear frequently in the Qur'an, so some people said this is the Greatest Name, and they began saying "He, He, He."

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The questioner : The names expressed by pronouns appear frequently. Do they say that the word "He" appears in the Qur'an more than any other, and therefore this is the Greatest Name? So one person, if his concern is something, mentions it about ten thousand times, "He..." and says this is the Greatest Name. They say this... because Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, referred to Himself with "He." What do we say in response to them?

The Shaykh : We respond to them by saying that the pronoun refers to its antecedent. Allah says, "There is no god but He." To whom does the pronoun refer? To Allah. But if it were made explicit in this context, the speech would be awkward. If it were said, "There is no god but Allah," the speech would be awkward and would not convey the intended meaning. Pronouns refer to their antecedents. Do they remember Allah with "He, He"? Do they remember Allah with "He, He"? What do they say? No, they do not say "His servant." What is the problem? No, they do not say "His servant, His servant, He, His servant." The pronoun is... no, it is in it, meaning it consists of two letters, the haa and the waw, but "servant" is one letter. For example, if one says the closing salam of the prayer, he says "He, He."
The student: No, they have a specific dhikr for the night. They remember by saying "He." You find one person saying ten thousand times or so, or more, and he says, "I mentioned the Greatest Name."

The Shaykh : O Allah, to You is praise. O Allah, to You is praise.
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