"He is 'Al-Hayy': The Ever-Living, to whom belongs all of the qualities of perfect life; including perfection in hearing, vision, ability, will, might, knowledge, wisdom, mercy, and other proper attributes relating to His essence.
He is 'Al-Qayyoom': The Sustainer, Who is independent and free of any need of His creation. He sustains all of existence. He originated everything into existence, maintained and provided everything with sustenance, and all the necessities for existence and survival.
Allaah's name 'Al-Hayy' indicates all of Allaah's attributes relating to His essence, while, 'Al-Qayyoom' entails all of His attributes describing His actions. Thus, all of His lofty attributes refer back to these two beautiful names.
Hence, it is narrated that 'Al-Hayy, Al-Qayyoom' is the greatest name, which if Allaah is invoked by, He answers, and if requested by, He grants."
He is 'Al-Qayyoom': The Sustainer, Who is independent and free of any need of His creation. He sustains all of existence. He originated everything into existence, maintained and provided everything with sustenance, and all the necessities for existence and survival.
Allaah's name 'Al-Hayy' indicates all of Allaah's attributes relating to His essence, while, 'Al-Qayyoom' entails all of His attributes describing His actions. Thus, all of His lofty attributes refer back to these two beautiful names.
Hence, it is narrated that 'Al-Hayy, Al-Qayyoom' is the greatest name, which if Allaah is invoked by, He answers, and if requested by, He grants."
- Allaah, The Most High, said (what means): And I (Allaah) created not the jinns and humans except they should worship Me (Alone). (Adh-Dhariyat, ayah 56)
- Allaah, The Most High, said (what means): And whoever contradicts and opposes the Messenger (Muhammad, (salallaahu 'alaihi wasallam)) after the right path has been shown clearly to him, and follows other than the believers' way. We shall keep him in the path he has chosen, and burn him in Hell - what an evil destination. (An-Nisa, ayah 115)
- The Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihiwasallam) said, "Hold firmly to my Sunnah and the Sunnah of the Rightly-Guided Caliphs after me. Hold onto it with your molar teeth. And beware of newly invented affairs, since every newly invented affair is an innovation, and every innovation is misguidance and every innovation is in the Fire." [Ahmad (4/126), at-Tirmidhee (no. 2676), al-Haakim (1/96) and by al-Baghawee in Sharhus-Sunnah (1/105)]
- Prophet Muhammad (salallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) told his daughter Fatimah: "...I am a blessed Salaf for you." (Bukhari, Muslim)
- "Adhere to the narrations of the Salaf (the Prophet and Sahaaba), even if the people were to abandon you. And beware of the opinions of people, no matter how much they beautify it with speech." - Imaam al-Awzaa'ee [d. 157H, rahimahullaah]
- Abu Hanifah [d.150H, rahimahullaah] said: "Stick to the narrations and the way of the Salaf (Predecessors), and beware of newly invented matters, for all of it is innovation." [as-Suyooti]
- Abdullaah bin 'Umar (may Allaah be pleased with them both) said: "Every bid'ah(religious innovation) is misguidance, even if people think it is good." [Al-Lalikaii in Sharh Usul Itiqad Ahl Al-Sunnah wa Al-Jama'ah Vol 1. P134, no.111]
- Allaah's Messenger (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) said, "I have left you upon clear proof, its night is like its day. No one deviates from it except one who is destroyed, and whoever lives (long) from amongst you will see great controversy. So stick to what you know from my Sunnah (example) and the Sunnah of the orthodox, rightly-guided caliphs. Cling to that with your molar teeth, and stick to obedience even if it is to an Abyssinian slave, since the believer is like the submissive camel - wherever he is led, he follows." [Ahmad]
- Ahmed ibn Hanbal [d.241H, rahimahullaah] said: "The Fundamental Principles of the Sunnah with us are: Holding fast to what the Companions of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alaihi wasallam) were upon. And taking them (and their way) as a model to be followed. And the abandonment of (religious) innovations, and every innovation is misguidance." [Usool as-Sunnah]- Every issue of aqeedah (creed), 'ibaadah (worship) or manhaj (methodology) which the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah has not provided a text for and upon which the Companions never agreed upon is falsehood, vain and innovated.
* Imam Ahmad (rahimahullaah) recorded that Asma` bint Yazid bin As-Sakan said:
"I heard the Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) say about these two Ayat:
اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهََ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
Allaah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever-Living (Al-Hayy), the One Who sustains and protects all that exists (Al-Qayyoom) [al-Baqarah, ayah 255; Ayat al-Kursee]
and
أَلِفلَاممِيماللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهََ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّوم
Alif-Lam-Mim. Allaah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever-Living (Al-Hayy), the One Who sustains and protects all that exists (Al-Qayyoom) [Al 'Imran, ayat 1-2]:
They contain Allaah's Greatest Name." [This is also the narration collected by Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Majah, and At-Tirmidhi said "Hasan Sahih."]
Ibn Marduwyah recorded that Abu Umaamah (radiallaahu 'anhu) reported that the Prophet (salallaahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said: "Allaah's Greatest Name - if He was supplicated with it, He answers the supplication - is in three Soorahs: Al-Baqarah, Al 'Imran, and Ta-Ha."
Hisham bin 'Ammar, the Khateeb of Damascis (one of the narrators in the above narration), said: "As for Al-Baqarah, it is in:
اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهََ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ
Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever-Living (Al-Hayy), the One Who sustains and protects all that exists (Al-Qayyoom) [al-Baqarah, ayah 255; Ayat al-Kursee].
In Al 'Imran, it is in:
In Al 'Imran, it is in:
أَلِفلَاممِيماللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهََ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّوم
Alif-Lam-Mim. Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever-Living (Al-Hayy), the One Who sustains and protects all that exists (Al-Qayyoom) [Al-'Imran, ayat 1-2], while in Ta-Ha, it is in:
وَعَنَتِ الْوُجُوه ُُ لِلْحَيِّ الْقَيُّومِ
And (all) faces shall be humbled before (Allah), the Ever-Living (Al-Hayy), the One Who sustains and protects all that exists (Al-Qayyoom) [Ta-Ha, ayah 111]."
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