Can a person know a name of Allah the Exalted that is not in the Book and the Sunnah?
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The questioner : Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Is it possible for a person to know a name of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, that is not in the Book and the Sunnah?
The Shaykh : Is it permissible? Is it permissible? Is it permissible? Is it possible?
The questioner : Can a person reach a name among the names of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, that is not found in the Book and the Sunnah? There are names of which Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has kept the knowledge to Himself, and we saidMishkat al-Masabih 2452 So some people claim that Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has names that are not in the Book and the Sunnah?
The Shaykh : That Allah taught them? Do they claim prophethood?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Okay, can anyone attain that except through prophethood and revelation?
The student: We do not know.
The Shaykh : Yes, we do not know. How is it possible? Where does it come from?
The student: Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows whom He wills among His servants.
The Shaykh : By what means?
The student: Kashf (unveiling).
The Shaykh : Yes, every person claims that it has been unveiled to him. All of this is apparent from you, yes.
The Shaykh : Is it permissible? Is it permissible? Is it permissible? Is it possible?
The questioner : Can a person reach a name among the names of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, that is not found in the Book and the Sunnah? There are names of which Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, has kept the knowledge to Himself, and we said
or taught any of Thy creatures
أو علمته أحدا من خلقكThe Shaykh : That Allah taught them? Do they claim prophethood?
The student: No.
The Shaykh : Okay, can anyone attain that except through prophethood and revelation?
The student: We do not know.
The Shaykh : Yes, we do not know. How is it possible? Where does it come from?
The student: Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, knows whom He wills among His servants.
The Shaykh : By what means?
The student: Kashf (unveiling).
The Shaykh : Yes, every person claims that it has been unveiled to him. All of this is apparent from you, yes.