The Ruling on the Hadith: "Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine names..."
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Question:
A letter from Iraq was sent by a group of brothers from there, asking a collection of questions. One of them was: I heard a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Beautiful Names, in which he says Is this authentic?
Answer:
Yes, it is authentic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3508Sahih (Darussalam) And in the other wording: Sahih al-Bukhari 6410 The scholars said: Its meaning is: whoever enumerates them through knowledge and action, knowing their meanings, memorizing them, and acting in accordance with their implications. For example, Al-Rahman and Al-Rahim imply that you should be merciful, and the implication of Him being Al-Sami' (The All-Hearing) and Al-'Alim (The All-Knowing) is that you should fear Him and watch over yourself, because He hears your speech and knows your conditions.
And so it is with the rest of the names; you act in accordance with their meanings. You exonerate Allah and sanctify Him, and you believe that He is described by those Beautiful Names, that they are true, and that He is not likened to His creation in them (Glorified and Exalted is He). You act in accordance with their implications, fulfilling what Allah has made obligatory upon you and refraining from what Allah has forbidden. Whoever enumerates them in this sense will enter Paradise. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A letter from Iraq was sent by a group of brothers from there, asking a collection of questions. One of them was: I heard a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding the Beautiful Names, in which he says
... and whoever memorizes them will enter Paradise
... ومن حفظها دخل الجنةAnswer:
Yes, it is authentic. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed, Allah has ninety-nine Names, whoever counts them shall enter Paradise.
إن لله تسعة وتسعين اسمًا من أحصاها دخل الجنةand whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise; and Allah is witr (one) and loves 'the witr' (i.e., odd numbers).
من حفظها دخل الجنة، وهو وتر يحب الوترAnd so it is with the rest of the names; you act in accordance with their meanings. You exonerate Allah and sanctify Him, and you believe that He is described by those Beautiful Names, that they are true, and that He is not likened to His creation in them (Glorified and Exalted is He). You act in accordance with their implications, fulfilling what Allah has made obligatory upon you and refraining from what Allah has forbidden. Whoever enumerates them in this sense will enter Paradise. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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