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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to supplicate using the attributes of actions?

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The questioner : ... Does one supplicate with His actions ...?

The Shaykh : With the attributes of actions?

The questioner : Yes

The Shaykh : If the attributes of actions are specific to Allah, then it is permissible to supplicate with them, such as saying, "O Allah, the Revealer of the Book, the Mover of the clouds," and the like. Otherwise, it is not valid. Yes.

The questioner : 'Alim contains an intensive form; it is an intensive form. Al-Mu'allim is not an intensive form. So, based on this, it is not allowed, unless it is attributed to a person, such as "the teacher of Ibrahim."

The Shaykh : Yes

The questioner : ...

The Shaykh : It is not permissible, it is not permissible, it is not, because it is not a name from the attributes of Allah, but because it is bad etiquette with Allah.

The questioner : The meaning ... Severe in punishment, it is possible ...

The Shaykh : No, no, no, it is not appropriate. Say, "O my Lord, forgive me." For this reason, when the Messenger taught Abu Bakr, he said:
Faghfirli maghfiratan min indika war-hamni فاغفر لي مغفرة من عندك وارحمني
Sahih al-Bukhari 6326
You are severe in punishment, or
No doubt, You are the Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. إنك أنت الغفور الرحيم
Sahih al-Bukhari 7387, 7388
? Yes. If you said, "O Severe in punishment for those who disobey You, prevent me from disobeying You," you could say it that way.

The questioner : ...
Source alathar.net

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