No. 38 in the enumeration

الحفيظ

al-Hafiz

al-Hafiz — The Preserver. Name 38 in the enumeration of the most beautiful names in the Tirmidhi hadith.

Overview

al-Hafiz — The Preserver. It is name number 38 in the enumeration of God's most beautiful names in the hadith of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) at al-Tirmidhi ¹; Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya devoted a chapter of Jala' al-Afham to explaining these names ².

In the Sunna

Abu Hurayra reports: 'God has ninety-nine names — a hundred less one; whoever enumerates them enters Paradise' ³.

Sources

Jami' al-Tirmidhi
Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya, Jala' al-Afham
Sahih Muslim

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