I have received this Email from one of my friend stating 99 Asma-e-Bari TAlla and their explanation against each for verification purpose.
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I have received this Email from one of my friend stating 99 Asma-e-Bari T’Alla and their
explanation against each for verification purpose. Please guide me about the
correctness of explanation according to Authentic Ahadeeth.
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Answer:
Repitition of Allah’s names
99
NAMES OF ALLAH
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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.
Allah says in the Holy Quran Chapter 17 Surah
Bani Israel verse 110: For to Him (Allah Alone)
belong the Most Beautiful Names.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith 3.894 Narrated
by Abu Huraira
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said, "Allah has ninety-nine
names, i.e. one-hundred minus one, and whoever knows them will go to
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.419 Narrated
by Abu Huraira
The Messenger of Allah (saws) said: “Allah has ninety-nine Names,
i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts
accordingly, will enter Paradise; and Allah is Witr
(one) and loves 'the Witr' (i.e., odd numbers).”
Beloved
Brother in Islam, Allah Subhanah has introduced
Himself through His Noble and Exclusive Attributes to His slaves, and it is
only through Allah’s Exclusive Attributes does a believer recognize,
comprehend, revere, adore, and submit to his Supreme Lord and Creator. Only if one truly comprehends and understands
the Noble Attributes of the Lord All Mighty, can one truly love, revere, and
fear Him.
These
Noble Attributes are not some chants, where simply by repeating a certain
Attribute ‘x’ number of times, one will get the desired result! If one recites the Noble Attribute of Allah
Who is indeed the Ar-Razzaak (The Provider) a billion
times one will not become rich, nor can one get his sins forgiven by chanting
‘Al-Ghaffaar’ a million times, etc.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 7 Surah
Aaraaf verse 180: The Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah: so call on Him by them; but shun such men as use profanity in His Names: for what they do,
they will soon be requited.
One may
call upon the Merciful Lord by any of the Noble Attributes one wills, and
supplicate to Him in all humility; but to call upon a particular Attribute for
a fixed number of times is not from the Sunnah or way
of the Prophet (saws). Never ever did the Messenger of Allah (saws) repeat a particular
Attribute of Allah a certain fixed number of times, nor did he (saws) ever
encourage the believers to do so. One
may call upon or supplicate the Merciful Lord using His Noble Attributes any
number of times one wills; but to fix a number of times to chant a particular
‘Attribute’, and believe that by chanting a certain attribute an ‘n’ number of
times a certain or particular thing will happen or will be given is absolutely
against the guidance and teachings of the Messenger of Allah (saws).
When the
Messenger of Allah (saws) has not fixed any count, nor mentioned or specified
any merit or rewards for chanting any Attribute of Allah a certain number of
times, it does
not behove and befit the believers to ascertain a
count from themselves and self-specify their merits and rewards without any
authority from Allah and His Messenger (saws). If one does such a thing, or one
believes in such a thing, that would indeed be following
and believing an innovation in the perfect deen of
Islam, and every innovation without exception is an error and a sin.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 1885 Narrated by Jabir
ibn Abdullah
That the Prophet of Allah (saws) said in a sermon: “The best speech is that which is embodied in
the Book of Allah, the Al Quran; and the
best guidance is the guidance given by me, Mohamed (saws). The most evil affairs are the
innovations, and every innovation is an error.”
If one
trusts, obeys, and follows the guidance and commands of
Allah and His Messenger (saws), one can
be assured of never ever being misled;
but if one believes, obeys and
follows any other guidance, other than
that of Allah and His Messenger (saws),
one can be assured of being led astray.
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.
Your Brother in Islam,