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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-79 : NAMA ALLAH SWT YANG AGUNG
What is the greatest name of Allah and how does it relate to supplication?
Short answer
Scholars differ on the greatest name of Allah, with Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani recording 14 opinions.
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- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Quran & Hadith
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
Scholars differ on the greatest name of Allah, with Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani recording 14 opinions. Irsyad al-Hadith leans towards the view of Imam al-Nawawi that it is "al-Hayy al-Qayyum", since the phrase appears in the three surahs mentioned in the hadith of Abu Umamah: al-Baqarah, Ali Imran and Thaha. Invoking the names of Allah in supplication is encouraged, provided the etiquette of supplication is observed and the rule of taking means is considered.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Ini merupakan istinbat yang hasan". [Lihat: Fatwa Imam al-Nawawi, 279]
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Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-79 : NAMA ALLAH SWT YANG AGUNG”, 9 June 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1110-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-79-nama-allah-swt-yang-agung. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/greatest-name-of-allah/