What is the ruling on the common people saying "Ya Rabb, Ya Sattar"?

Question:
Some phrases come to the tongues of the common people, such as: "Ya Rabb, Ya Sattar" and "Ya Rabb, Ya Sittar." Is there any blame in that?

Answer:
I do not know of any harm in it; because the meaning is: He is the One who covers, and He is the Veil, (Glorified and Exalted is He). However, the names "Sattar" and "Sittar" have not been mentioned in the verses or the hadiths. But these names are used to describe Him without being counted among His names, like "Al-Mawjud" (The Existent), "Al-Shay" (The Thing), and "Al-Dhat" (The Essence). He has a sanctified Essence, and He is a Great Thing, and He is a Great Existent with the Most Beautiful Names. But the Essence, the Existent, and the Thing are not counted among His names. Likewise, "Sattar" and "Sittar"—we do not know of a sound hadith regarding them. However, "Al-Sittir" (The Veiler) was mentioned in "Hayyiyy Sittir" (The Living, the Veiler), meaning the Veil and the One who covers, (peace and blessings be upon him), but it is an attribute of exaggeration.