Ruling on Reciting the Names of Allah the Most Beautiful After the Prayers
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Q229: The questioner says: In the mosque where we pray, and after reciting the Juz' which is a daily regular practice, they recite the Names of Allah the Most Beautiful, and afterwards they all repeat the name "Ya Latif" one hundred times. Is this prescribed or is it an innovation?
A229: This is from the innovations: reciting the Names of Allah the Most Beautiful after the prayers, making it a habit, and repeating the word "Ya Latif" in a specific manner and with a specific characteristic. All of this is from the innovations introduced in Islam. The best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and the worst of matters are their innovations, and every innovation is misguidance. So these dhikr are innovations: reciting the Names of Allah the Most Beautiful after the prayers, and repeating the word "Ya Latif" in a loud voice, and what is similar to that from the daily recitations that have no evidence in the Book and the Sunnah, nor from the righteous Salaf. So this is an innovation. Perhaps one should leave it and stay away from it, and warn against it. As for the Names of Allah the Most Beautiful, Allah the Exalted says:[Al-A'raf 7:180], so supplicating to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) by His names and attributes, seeking nearness to Him through them, this is prescribed. But one should not make this in
a specific time, or after an obligatory prayer, for this requires evidence indicating that, and there is no evidence indicating such specification. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
A229: This is from the innovations: reciting the Names of Allah the Most Beautiful after the prayers, making it a habit, and repeating the word "Ya Latif" in a specific manner and with a specific characteristic. All of this is from the innovations introduced in Islam. The best of guidance is the guidance of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and the worst of matters are their innovations, and every innovation is misguidance. So these dhikr are innovations: reciting the Names of Allah the Most Beautiful after the prayers, and repeating the word "Ya Latif" in a loud voice, and what is similar to that from the daily recitations that have no evidence in the Book and the Sunnah, nor from the righteous Salaf. So this is an innovation. Perhaps one should leave it and stay away from it, and warn against it. As for the Names of Allah the Most Beautiful, Allah the Exalted says:
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation concerning His names. They will be recompensed for what they have been doing.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَa specific time, or after an obligatory prayer, for this requires evidence indicating that, and there is no evidence indicating such specification. And Allah the Exalted knows best.
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