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Sunan Ibn Majah 3859 (Book 34, Hadith 33) #33213
The Power of Allah's Name

SUMMARY: This hadith is about the power of Allah's name and how it can be used to ask for forgiveness and mercy.

It was narrated that 'Aishah said: "I heard the Messenger of Allah (SAAS) say: 'Allahumma! Inni asa'luka bismikat-tahirit-tayyibil-mubarak al-ahabbi ilaika, alladhi idha du'ita bihi ajabta, wa idha su'ilta bihi a'taita, wa idhasturhimta bihi rahimta, wa idhastufrijta bihi farrajta (O Allah! I ask You by Your pure, good and blessed Name which is most beloved by You, which if You are called thereby You answer, and if You as asked thereby You give, if You are asked for mercy thereby You bestow mercy, and if You are asked for relief (from distress) thereby You grant relief'."She said: "He said one day: 'O 'Aishah, do you know that Allah has told me the Name which, if He is called thereby, He responds?' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, may my father and mother be ransomed for you! Teach it to me'. He said: 'You should not learn it, O 'Aishah'. So I moved aside and sat for a while, then I got up and kissed his head, then I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, teach it to me'. He said: 'You should not learn it, O 'Aishah, and I should not teach it to you, for you should not ask for any worldly things thereby'." She said: "So I got up and performed ablution, then I prayed two Rak'ah, then I said: 'O Allah, I call upon Allah, and I call upon You, Ar-Rahman (the Most Gracious), and I call upon You, Al-Barr Ar-Rahim (The Most Kind, the Most Merciful), and I call upon You by all Your beautiful Names, those that I know and those that I do not know, (asking) that You forgive me and have mercy on me'. The Messenger of Allah (SAAS) smiled, then he said: 'It is among the names by which you called upon (Allah)'."
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو يُوسُفَ الصَّيْدَلاَنِيُّ، مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الرَّقِّيُّ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سَلَمَةَ، عَنِ الْفَزَارِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُكَيْمٍ الْجُهَنِيِّ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الطَّاهِرِ الطَّيِّبِ الْمُبَارَكِ الأَحَبِّ إِلَيْكَ الَّذِي إِذَا دُعِيتَ بِهِ أَجَبْتَ وَإِذَا سُئِلْتَ بِهِ أَعْطَيْتَ وَإِذَا اسْتُرْحِمْتَ بِهِ رَحِمْتَ وَإِذَا اسْتُفْرِجْتَ بِهِ فَرَّجْتَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ وَقَالَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ ‏"‏ يَا عَائِشَةُ هَلْ عَلِمْتِ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ دَلَّنِي عَلَى الاِسْمِ الَّذِي إِذَا دُعِيَ بِهِ أَجَابَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي فَعَلِّمْنِيهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لَكِ يَا عَائِشَةُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَتَنَحَّيْتُ وَجَلَسْتُ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ قُمْتُ فَقَبَّلْتُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ عَلِّمْنِيهِ ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لَكِ يَا عَائِشَةُ أَنْ أُعَلِّمَكِ إِنَّهُ لاَ يَنْبَغِي لَكِ أَنْ تَسْأَلِي بِهِ شَيْئًا مِنَ الدُّنْيَا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَقُمْتُ فَتَوَضَّأْتُ ثُمَّ صَلَّيْتُ رَكْعَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ قُلْتُ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَدْعُوكَ اللَّهَ وَأَدْعُوكَ الرَّحْمَنَ وَأَدْعُوكَ الْبَرَّ الرَّحِيمَ وَأَدْعُوكَ بِأَسْمَائِكَ الْحُسْنَى كُلِّهَا مَا عَلِمْتُ مِنْهَا وَمَا لَمْ أَعْلَمْ أَنْ تَغْفِرَ لِي وَتَرْحَمَنِي ‏.‏ قَالَتْ فَاسْتَضْحَكَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ إِنَّهُ لَفِي الأَسْمَاءِ الَّتِي دَعَوْتِ بِهَا
TOPICS
names  *  forgiveness  *  mercy  *  asking  *  allah  *  dua  *  rahimta  *  farrajta

QUICK LESSONS:
Perform ablution before praying two Rak’ahs; Call on God with all His beautiful names both known & unknown; Ask sincerely & humbly for forgiveness & mercy; Use invocation only when truly in need or seeking guidance; Remember no matter what situation you find yourself in you can always turn back towards your Creator who is ever-merciful & forgiving towards those who seek repentance sincerely from their hearts .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the power of Allah's name. It was narrated by 'Aishah that she heard the Messenger of Allah say that if one calls upon Him with His pure and blessed Name then He will answer their call. He also said that if one asks for mercy then He will bestow mercy upon them and if they ask for relief from distress then He will grant them relief. The Prophet also said that he knew a Name which when called upon would bring an answer from God but he did not want to teach it to 'Aishah as it could be used to ask for worldly things. After this 'Aishah performed ablution and prayed two Rak'ahs before calling on God with all His beautiful names both known and unknown asking Him to forgive her and have mercy on her. Upon hearing this prayer the Prophet smiled as it included one of the names by which God could be called upon.

This hadith teaches us about the power of invoking God's name in prayer or du'a in order to receive answers from Him or gain His blessings such as forgiveness or mercy. It also teaches us humility as we should not use these names just for worldly gains but rather use them only when we are truly in need or seeking guidance from our Lord Almighty. We should always remember that no matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always turn back towards our Creator who is ever-merciful and forgiving towards those who seek repentance sincerely from their hearts.

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