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Shaikh Muḥammad bin Ṣāliḥ al fiUthaimīn ﷲا ﻪﲪر explained

that the meaning of this ḥadīth is not the final number of the names

of Allāh, because there are names of Allāh that He has hidden
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within unseen knowledge.

The meaning within the ḥadīth of, “…whoever memorizes

them will enter Paradise”, is:

1. To memorize and master them

2. To understand their meanings.

3. Perform fiibādah to Allāh  by carrying out the consequences
of the fiAsmā√-ul Ḥusnā. This has two methods:

First method: To make dufiā√ with the fiAsmā√-ul Ḥusnā, that

is we perform tawaṣṣul (convey their attainment) with these

names, for instance – Yā Raḥīm (O Exceedinly Merciful), Yā
Raḥmān (O Exceedingly Compassionate) have mercy on me, Yā

Ghafūr (O Oft-Forgiving) forgive me.

Second method: The consequence of Raḥīm is mercy, so we must

carry out righteous deeds that with it we will receive the mercy of
Allāh. Likewise also, (the consequence of) Ghafūr is forgiveness,

39 As in the ḥadīth:

َْ
. َ كﺪﭽﻋ ِ ِ ﺐﻴﻐْ ِ ﻢْ ﻟا ِ ْ ِِ ﻪﺑ ِ ﰲ ﻠﻋ تﺮَ ـﺛْ ﺄﺘﺳاِ و َ … ا
َ ْ
َ ْ َْ
“…or those that You have hidden within the unseen knowledge that is at Your side…”
(Narrated by Aḥmad I/391 and Al Ḥakīm I/509).
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