Sahih al-Bukhari – The Book of Tawheed – Lesson 18 (25/03/17)
Chapter 12: Indeed Allah has 100 names less one.
• How many names does Allah have?
o What is the proof?
o Does Allah have 99 names only?
Hadith 1:
"Allah has ninety-nine Names, one-hundred less one; and he who memorized them all by heart will enter Paradise." To count something means to know it by heart
We covered:
• The names of the narrators in the chain and their status.
• What was the full name of Abu Hurayrah?
o How many narrations did he narrate?
• In what manner should the Messenger of Allah be addressed?
• The difference between a messenger and a prophet is that:
o Popular difference: Messengers & Prophets both receive revelation, but only messengers are ordered to preach this.
o Strongest definition: messengers were given new revelation, whereas prophets continued the previous message.
o Messengers were sent to people who were opposed by most of their people, whereas prophets encountered less hostility.
• What does “ahsaahaa” mean?
o It means that you memorise the names and act upon them
Chapter 13: Asking Allah by His Names and seeking refuge in Him by His names.
Hadith 2:
The Prophet said, "When anyone of you goes to bed, he should dust it off thrice with the edge of his garment, and say: Bismika Rabbi wada'tu janbi, wa bika arfa'hu. In amsakta nafsi faghfir laha, wa in arsaltaha fahfazha bima tahfaz bihi 'ibadaka-s-salihin."
Explanation:
“And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allâh, so call on Him by them” (Al-A'raf 7:180)
• We covered the names and backgrounds of the narrators of the hadith
• What is the link to the topic in this hadith?
• When making dua – one should use the relevant names of Allah
• Aayatul kursi should be recited 8 times during the day – when is that?
• Shaykhul Islam said that when a believer recited aayatul kursi, the magicians flying on their carpets would fall down.
• One should be aware of the du’aas (adhkaar / supplications) of the day and night.
• Knowing the meaning of the adhkaar increases your understanding of tawheed.
• Scholars have written entire books of adhkaar
Next week: Other adhkaar when going to sleep.
Benefit: To gain further understanding when we discuss the chains, follow our “Bayqooniyyah in the Sciences of Hadith” lessons on LearnAboutIslam: http://www.learnaboutislam.co.uk/2016/01/18/al-mandhomah-al-bayqooniyah/
The English translation of the hadiths and all the audio are available on: www.learnaboutislam.co.uk/bukhari
Recorded at the Salafi Centre of Manchester on 25/03/17 and streamed live on www.SunnahRadio.Net