What is the ruling on seeking refuge in the might of Allah and seeking nearness to Him through it?
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Question:
I seek refuge in the might of Allah?
Answer:
This is seeking refuge and seeking nearness: "I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, in the might of Allah and His power." It is not said: "O Might of Allah, help us." Shaykh Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyyah transmitted the scholarly consensus on prohibiting this: that the attributes are not called upon; rather, the calling is to the names. One calls upon His names (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Q: Is it permissible to seek nearness to Allah through them?
A: There is nothing wrong with seeking nearness to Allah through the attributes, and seeking refuge in the attributes: "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah," "I seek refuge in the pleasure of Allah from His anger," "I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger." But it is not said: "O Pleasure of Allah," "O Forgiveness of Allah," "O Knowledge of Allah," "O Hearing of Allah." No.
One says: "O Allah, O All-Hearing, O All-Knowing, O Most Merciful, O Most Compassionate, forgive us and have mercy on us." One calls upon His names (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Al-A'raf: 180].
I seek refuge in the might of Allah?
Answer:
This is seeking refuge and seeking nearness: "I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger, and in Your forgiveness from Your punishment, in the might of Allah and His power." It is not said: "O Might of Allah, help us." Shaykh Taqi al-Din Ibn Taymiyyah transmitted the scholarly consensus on prohibiting this: that the attributes are not called upon; rather, the calling is to the names. One calls upon His names (Glorified and Exalted is He).
Q: Is it permissible to seek nearness to Allah through them?
A: There is nothing wrong with seeking nearness to Allah through the attributes, and seeking refuge in the attributes: "I seek refuge in the perfect words of Allah," "I seek refuge in the pleasure of Allah from His anger," "I seek refuge in Your pleasure from Your anger." But it is not said: "O Pleasure of Allah," "O Forgiveness of Allah," "O Knowledge of Allah," "O Hearing of Allah." No.
One says: "O Allah, O All-Hearing, O All-Knowing, O Most Merciful, O Most Compassionate, forgive us and have mercy on us." One calls upon His names (Glorified and Exalted is He):
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
Source
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