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Names of Allaah without “Al-” in the Beginning? – Moosaa Richardson

Question:

Assalaamu alaik – regarding the book exemplary principles concerning the names and attributes of allaah – in the evidences section for allaahs names – there may be names with ‘al’ before them but in the evidence used for those names there is no al. For example on page 246,name22 – it gives the name al-haleem but in the ayah below that it says haleemun (not al-haleem) so is this something allowed or is it that the name al haleem is established in another place in the quraan or sunnah ? Should I just trust the names of allaah with ‘al’ at the beginning shown in the book although the evidences used for those names dont always come with ‘al’ ? This is an important issue for me as I am worried about affirming a name for allaah that is not his name so please get back to me as soon as you can.

Answer:

wa alaykumus-salaamu wa rahmatullaah.

Having “Al-” or not is the only one consideration the scholars use for establishing a Name for Allaah.  If it was only this then we would not be able to complete a list of 99 names, and our list would include other names like “At-Tabeeb” and “Ad-Dahr”.  So the scholars consider the meanings (firstly) of the texts, idhaafah (or lack of it), taqyeed or itlaaq, ishtiqaaq, and the “Al-” prefix.  This is something you can review with an Arabic teacher (who has knowledge of the correct aqeedah) if you are not clear on it.

Specifically, with names like Haleem and Ilaah are discussed, and others, there is no Qur’aanic text referring to Allaah as Al-Haleem or Al-Ilaah, and I do not know of any hadeeth either.  Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen affirmed them both and others like them without relying on a text with “Al-” since the context in both Qur’aanic passages was unrestricted “mutlaq”.  So the Verse meaning ”Your ilaah is one ilaah, there is no ilaah other than Him…” was used to establish the name Al-Ilaah, and the aayah you mentioned for al-Haleem, and so on.

This is known to the scholars since if you were to stick to only names that come with only clear explicit Alif-Laam ”Al-”, then you would only gather about 40/50 or so names from the texts.  And since the Messenger (sallallaahu alayhe wa sallam) encouraged his ummah to seek after the 99 Names, then there must be another way that just relying only on “Al-”.  And then the scholars differed in their specific methods of deriving Allaah’s Names from the texts.

I hope I was able to help a bit, and Allaah knows best.

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Source : Posted by Moosaa Richardson in KSA_Dawah – Group

Related Links:

• 82 of Allaah’s Names Mentioned Explicitly in the Book and/or the Sunnah
• List of 99 Names -  99 names as mentioned in  Al-Qawaa’id al-Muthlaa of Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen
• [Buy] Exemplary Principles Concerning the Beautiful Names and Attributes of Allaah (Al-Qawaa’id al-Muthlaa of Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen)

Does Talking About Allaah’s Names and Attributes Cause The Common Folk to Doubt? – Shaykh Albaani

Does Talking About Allaah’s Names and Attributes Cause The Common Folk to Doubt?
by The Albaani Blog

Questioner:

May Allaah reward you with good. Regarding mentioning [Allaah’s] Names and Attributes, some people say that the callers to Allaah must not speak about this issue in front of the common masses and riffraff, because delving into such things leads to placing doubt in them, so how true is this statement?

Al-Albaani:

We say to these people: then you [find and] speak about something in front of the common folk which is better than that, you speak about something which is better than that.

And if talking about that does not impress you then you have to speak about something which does other than that, and if you can’t [find something better than Allaah’s Names and Attributes to talk about]–and you won’t be able to–then you will hear what will not please you and this is the thing that doesn’t please you, [but] what is important is that it pleases your Lord. And this is what has reached us from the Salaf’s knowledge and what we hold as religion before Allaah.

And the common folk, as I said to you just now, are upon the natural inborn inclination [that Allaah created man on, al-fitrah], when it is said to them that, ‘[Allaah is] not above, and not below …’ [as the deviant sects say when explaining Allaah’s Names and Attributes] their hearts disapprove of that, but when it is said to them that, ‘Allaah is above all of His creation and there is no created thing above Him,’ [as is the aqidah of the Salaf], then this is what goes with the sound inborn inclination [that Allaah created them on], “… the fitrah of Allaah which He has created [all] people upon.” [Rum 30:30].

Al-Hudaa wan-Noor, 314.

al-Qawaa`id al-Muthlaa : The Dangers Of Tamtheel And Takyeef

The Sixth Principle Concerning Allaah’S Attributes
The Dangers Of Tamtheel And Takyeef

al-Qawaa`id al-Muthlaa – by Shaykh Saalih al-`Uthaymeen
Ustaadh Moosaa Richardson Class 08
Notes by Umm Sufyaan Faatimah @ istijabah.com

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Read other principles related to Allaah’s attributes:

• Principle 1: All of Allaah’s Attributes are Attributes of Perfection
• Principle 2 & 3:
  Knowledge of Allaah’s Attributes is More Expansive than Knowledge of His Names &
  Two Kinds of Attributes – attributes of Affirmation And Attributes Of Negation
• Principle 4 : Points of Wisdom Behind the Negation of Certain Attributes
• Principle 5 : Allaah’s Attributes Can Be Divided Into Two Kinds – Permanent, Continuous Attributes And Chosen Actions
• Principle 7 : The Attributes of allaah are Tawqeefiyyah – There is no place for intellectual free-thinking regarding them

Rush and flee to the forgiveness and joy of your Lord At-Tawwaab

Note from Aqidatul Wasitiyyah explanation by Shaykh Khaalid Al-Qahtaani:

“For Allah is the most extreme happiness with the tawbah of His slave, more than one of you with (finding) his (lost) riding animal (containing all of his journey’s supplies).”

This is part of a longer Hadith which affirms Allah’s happiness and pleasure. And what do we find Allah is happy with? The tawbah of His slave when he has erred. So find pleasure and be happy with the good news that you have a Lord Who is overjoyed when you return after faltering. Let there be no halting but instead rush and flee to the forgiveness and joy of your Lord At-Tawwaab. Find consolation and let this hadith plant good expectations in Allah. These words of His Messenger carry a message that cuts away at the despair of the one who a slipped. So O slave who often falters, find joy in tawbah and your Lord will be overjoyed with you. O Allah make us of the tawwabin, amin.

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Related Link:

• The Name of Allaah at-Tawwaab & The Conditions of Tawbah – by Bilaal Davis, Abu Hakeem – salafiaudio.com

"Allah created Adam in His own image".

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Q 4: “Allaah created Adam in His own image”.  Does this mean that all the characteristics of Adam are also Divine?

A: It is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him)in the Two Sahih (authentic) Books of Hadith (i.e. Al-Bukhari and Muslim)that he (peace be upon him) said: “Allah created Adam in His own image.” In a narration by Ahmad and some scholars of Hadith, the same Hadith reads: “in the image of Al-Rahman (the Most Merciful)“.

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al-Qawaa`id al-Muthlaa – The Attributes of allaah are Tawqeefiyyah – There is no place for intellectual free-thinking regarding them

In the Name of Allaah, the Extremely Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. . .

al-Qawaa`id al-Muthlaa
Shaykh ibn al-`Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah)

The Seventh principle concerning Allaah’s attributes
The Attributes of allaah are Tawqeefiyyah :
There is no place for intellectual free-thinking regarding them [PDF]
By Ustaadh Moosaa Richardson
Notes by Umm Sufyaan Faatimah @ istijabah.com

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al-Qawaa`id al-Muthlaa – Allaah’s Attributes Can Be Divided Into Two Kinds – Permanent, Continuous Attributes And Chosen Actions

In the Name of Allaah, the Extremely Merciful, the Bestower of Mercy. . .

al-Qawaa`id al-Muthlaa
Shaykh ibn al-`Uthaymeen (rahimahullaah)

The Fifth Principle Concerning Allaah’s Attributes
They Can Be Divided Into Two Kinds – Permanent, Continuous Attributes And Chosen Actions [PDF]
By Ustaadh Moosaa Richardson
Notes by Umm Sufyaan Faatimah @ istijabah.com

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