The Reward of One Who Memorizes the Beautiful Names of Allah
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Does one who memorizes the Beautiful Names enter Paradise?
Answer: It came in the authentic hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sunan Ibn Majah 3860Hasan (Darussalam), and in another wording: Sahih Muslim 2677a. He (peace and blessings be upon him) did not specify them in the authentic hadiths. However, if a person is granted success and he counts them and memorizes them, and it happens that they are the ninety-nine, then he is promised this good. These are among the hadiths of virtues, provided he does not die upon a major sin. If he dies upon a major sin, then major sins are among the causes of being deprived of entering Paradise and among the causes of entering the Fire, unless Allah forgives.
The legal principle is that absolute verses and absolute hadiths must be interpreted by the qualified ones and explained by them, because the Qur'an does not contradict itself, the Sunnah does not contradict itself, and the hadiths corroborate one another, and the verses corroborate one another. Therefore, it is obligatory to interpret the absolute verses and hadiths by the qualified ones, explaining this by that. And Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Nisa: 31], so He made the expiation of sins and entering Paradise conditional upon avoiding major sins. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 214Sahih (Darussalam).
So if he memorizes the ninety-nine Beautiful Names while he is persisting in zina or intoxicants, he is exposed to the warning, and he is in danger of entering the Fire unless Allah forgives him or he repents. But if he enters it while being a monotheist and a Muslim because of some major sins, he will not remain in it forever, contrary to the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah. Rather, he will be punished according to the crime, then Allah will take him out of the Fire by His grace and kindness, and he will not remain in the Fire forever except the disbelievers, those whom the Qur'an or the Sunnah has ruled to be disbelievers. As for the sinners, they do not remain in the Fire forever if they enter it, such as the one who commits zina, the thief, the one who is undutiful to his parents, and the like of the people of sins. They do not remain in the Fire forever if they die upon them and do not repent. They are threatened with the Fire. If Allah forgives them, He is the Generous and the Bountiful . If He does not forgive them, He will punish them according to the crime they died upon, and then they will be taken out of the Fire after being purified by the punishment.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed of this in many mass-transmitted hadiths that the sinners will be taken out of the Fire, and that he (peace and blessings be upon him) will intercede for them with several intercessions. The angels will intercede, the believers will intercede, and the prophets will intercede. This is the truth upon which the people of the Sunnah and the community are, contrary to the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah. And this is indicated by the saying of the Exalted in His great Book: [Al-Nisa: 116], so He made sins subject to His will and made shirk not to be forgiven if one dies upon it. Whoever dies upon shirk is not forgiven, and his companion will remain in the Fire forever—we seek refuge in Allah. If he dies upon it and is not from the people of the period of ignorance or those in their ruling, then he will remain in the Fire forever, we seek refuge in Allah. As for whoever dies upon some sins without repenting, he is under the will of Allah the Exalted. If Allah wills, He will forgive him by His grace and kindness, and if He wills, He will punish him according to the crime he died upon, and then after purification and testing, Allah will take him out of the Fire by His grace and mercy , contrary to the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah, for they say that the sinner remains in the Fire forever, and their saying is false according to the people of truth. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: It came in the authentic hadith that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Allah has ninety-nine Names, one hundred less one. Whoever counts them will enter Paradise.
إن لله تسعة وتسعين اسماً مائة إلا واحداً، من أحصاها دخل الجنةhe who commits them to memory would get into Paradise
من حفظها دخل الجنةThe legal principle is that absolute verses and absolute hadiths must be interpreted by the qualified ones and explained by them, because the Qur'an does not contradict itself, the Sunnah does not contradict itself, and the hadiths corroborate one another, and the verses corroborate one another. Therefore, it is obligatory to interpret the absolute verses and hadiths by the qualified ones, explaining this by that. And Allah the Exalted said:
If you avoid the major sins which you are forbidden, We will remove from you your lesser sins and admit you to a noble entrance [into Paradise].
إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبَائِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ وَنُدْخِلْكُمْ مُدْخَلًا كَرِيمًاThe five prayers, and Al-Jumuah (the Friday prayer) to Al-Jumuah are atonement for what is between them, as long as the major sins have not been committed.
الصلوات الخمس، والجمعة إلى الجمعة، ورمضان إلى رمضان، كفارات لما بينهن ما لم تغش الكبائرSo if he memorizes the ninety-nine Beautiful Names while he is persisting in zina or intoxicants, he is exposed to the warning, and he is in danger of entering the Fire unless Allah forgives him or he repents. But if he enters it while being a monotheist and a Muslim because of some major sins, he will not remain in it forever, contrary to the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah. Rather, he will be punished according to the crime, then Allah will take him out of the Fire by His grace and kindness, and he will not remain in the Fire forever except the disbelievers, those whom the Qur'an or the Sunnah has ruled to be disbelievers. As for the sinners, they do not remain in the Fire forever if they enter it, such as the one who commits zina, the thief, the one who is undutiful to his parents, and the like of the people of sins. They do not remain in the Fire forever if they die upon them and do not repent. They are threatened with the Fire. If Allah forgives them, He is the Generous and the Bountiful . If He does not forgive them, He will punish them according to the crime they died upon, and then they will be taken out of the Fire after being purified by the punishment.
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed of this in many mass-transmitted hadiths that the sinners will be taken out of the Fire, and that he (peace and blessings be upon him) will intercede for them with several intercessions. The angels will intercede, the believers will intercede, and the prophets will intercede. This is the truth upon which the people of the Sunnah and the community are, contrary to the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah. And this is indicated by the saying of the Exalted in His great Book:
Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
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