Famous Hadith Of Allah's 99 Names

“Indeed, Allah has Ninety-Nine Names, one hundred less one, whoever enumerates (ahsaaha) them shall enter Paradise” [Agreed Upon]. Some narrations add: “… and He is Witr, and loves the Witr”. Meaning of ‘Ihsaa’:

1. Enumerating (and memorizing) them
2. Understanding their meanings and acting upon them
3. Make du’a as mentioned in the ayah - “And to Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so invoke Him by them. And leave [the company of] those who practice deviation [ilhad] concerning His Names. They will be recompensed for what they have been doing” [7:180]

Some of the scholars who have compiled lists of Allah's Names:

1. Sufyan b. Uyaynah (entirely from the Quran)
2. Al-Tabari
3. Ibn Hazm (partial list)
4. Al-Qurtubi
5. Ibn Hajar (entirely from the Quran)
6. Ibn Uthaymeen
7. Al-Qahtani/Bin Baz
8. Muhammad al-Hamud al-Najdi

Misconceptions Surrounding the 99 Names

1) They are all listed in a single hadith. This hadith is reported by Tirmidhi and is weak for the following reasons:

• The list is mudraj from one of the narrators according to the expert traditionalists as stated by Ibn Kathir, ibn Hajar, and al-San’ani.
• All the most reliable narrators make no mention of it
• It is missing many Names which are mentioned in the Quran or authentic ahadith
• Some of the Names mentioned in this particular hadith are not mentioned elsewhere and/or are highly disputed.

It has been judged weak by many hadith scholars such as al-Tirmidhi himself, al-Nawawi, ibn Hajar, ibn Taymiyyah, ibn al-Qayyim, ibn Kathir, al-San’ani and others.

2) Reciting these names in certain combinations will produce certain results.

• This practice has no basis in any hadith, not even a weak one.
• This goes against the way of the Quran and the way of the Prophet (sal-Allahu ‘alayhi was-Sallam) which is to make dua with these Names.

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