48/64. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 3478 — Allah’s Greatest Name in Quranic Verses
Concerning The Confirming Of The Supplication By Preceding It With Gratitude, Praise, And As-Salat Upon The Prophet…
Allah’s Greatest Name in Two Quranic Verses
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 3478
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 3478
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ خَشْرَمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عِيسَى بْنُ يُونُسَ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ الْقَدَّاحِ، كَذَا قَالَ عَنْ شَهْرِ بْنِ حَوْشَبٍ، عَنْ أَسْمَاءَ بِنْتِ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " اسْمُ اللَّهِ الأَعْظَمُ فِي هَاتَيْنِ الآيَتَيْنِِ : ( وإلَهُكُمْ إِلَهٌ وَاحِدٌ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الرَّحْمَنُ الرَّحِيمُ ) وَفَاتِحَةِ آلِ عِمْرَانَ (الم * اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَىُّ الْقَيُّومُ ) " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ .
Asma bint Yazid narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Allah'S Greatest Name Is In These Two Ayah: ‘And Your Deity Is One Deity, There Is None Who Has The Right To Be Worshipped But He, Ar-RaḥMān, Ar-RaḥĪm.’ And The Opening Of Al-`Imrān: ‘Alif. Lām. Mīm. Allah, None Has The Right To Be Worshipped But He, The Ever Living, The Sustainer.’”
[1] Al-Baqarah 2:163.[2] Āl 'Imrān 3:1,2.Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 3478In-book reference : Book 48, Hadith 109English translation : Vol. 6, Book 45, Hadith 3478
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 3478
This Hadith identifies where Allah’s Greatest Name is found in the wording of two ayat. Asma bint Yazid narrates that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said it is in the ayah, “And your Deity is One Deity, there is none who has the right to be worshipped but He, Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim,” and in the opening of Al Imran: “Alif Lam Mim. Allah, none has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever Living, the Sustainer.” The focus is on tawhid and Allah’s names. The Hadith does not ask the reader to guess beyond the given verses. It points to these exact Quranic wordings as connected to the Greatest Name.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith links Allah’s Greatest Name to two Quranic passages.
- Both passages strongly affirm that there is no deity worthy of worship but Allah.
- The names Ar-Rahman, Ar-Rahim, Al-Hayy, and Al-Qayyum are mentioned in the wording.
- The teaching keeps attention on Quranic phrases of tawhid.
