Sitteer, Malik are they names of Allah ?
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and Sisters,
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Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be
upon all of you)
One of our
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Dear brother
Burhan, As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh
Are Sitteer and
Maleek from the names of Allah. If so please refer to the verse of the Holy
Quran and the Hadeeth? May Allah guide you.
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Answer:
Sitteer, Malik are they names of Allah ?
In the name of Allah, We praise
Him, seek His help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can
misguide, and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We
bear witness that there is no one (no idol,
no person, no grave, no
prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad(saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Ref: Sitteer
Sitteer is
definitely not amongst the Beautiful Names of Allah Subhanah.
Ref: Malik
Malik or Maalik is also one of
the Beautiful Names of Allah Subhanah,
and it means the Sovereign Master or Lord.
Allah Says in the Holy
Quran Chapter 1 Surah Fateha verse 4: Maalik (Sovereign Master and Lord) of the Day of
Judgment.
Whatever written of Truth and
benefit is only due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error
is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He
is the Only Source of Strength.
Note:
Beloved sister in Islam, we did
some further research on the term ‘Sitteer’ and indeed found it in one of the
authentic hadiths of the Messenger of Allah (saws) to be amongst the names and
Attributes of Allah Subhanah. Although
the term ‘Sitteer’ is not mentioned in the Glorious Quran by Allah Subhanah, nor is it included in the list of the 99
Names and Attributes of Allah Subhanah,
we did find a mention of it in one of the authentic hadiths of the
Messenger of Allah (saws) related by Abu Dawood, Nisai, and Ahmad.
As-Sitteer basically means The
One Who Hides or Covers or Encompasses His slaves, and the Messenger of Allah
(saws) has mentioned As-Sitteer as one of the Attributes of Allah Subhanah.
We sincerely and humbly
apologize for our over-sight, and hope
you will understand that we are only human and trying to the best of our
ability to serve the Cause of Allah Subhanah.
Your brother and sincere
well-wisher in Islam,