PROF. MAHA ABDEL RAHMAN NATTO
DOI: https://doi.org/The hadiths reported regarding "Al-Musa’ir" and "Al-Muqumm" are authentic. Scholars have disagreed on whether these two names are among the Names of Allah (Asma' al-Husna) or not.
The first opinion is that they are part of the Names of Allah (Asma' al-Husna). Among those who hold this view are Imam Al-Qurtubi, Al-Zajjaj, Al-Shawkani, Al-Albani, and Ibn Baz, may Allah have mercy on them all.
The second opinion states that they are not among the Names of Allah (Asma' al-Husna). Those who believe this include Sheikh Ibn Uthaymeen, may Allah have mercy on him, Abdullah Al-Ghunayman, and Abdul Mohsin Al-Abbad—may Allah preserve them.
The strongest view, and Allah knows best, is that it is not correct to explicitly call "Al-Musa’ir" and "Al-Muqumm" as individual Names of Allah (Asma' al-Husna). Instead, each is limited to what is mentioned in the hadith: (Al-Musa’ir, Al-Qabid, Al-Basit, Al-Raziq).
Evidence for this: The Prophet, peace be upon him, did not mention these names as Names of Allah (Asma' al-Husna), but rather as descriptions of Allah’s actions. If the Prophet regarded "Al-Musa’ir" and "Al-Muqumm" as names of Allah, why didn’t he invoke Him with them?
Supporting this also is that those who included these names among the Names of Allah (Asma' al-Husna) did not include the name "Al-Tabib" (the Doctor), although it appears explicitly. There is no difference between these two names in this regard.
It is also invalid to supplicate solely with "Al-Musa’ir" or "Al-Muqumm," such as saying: "O Mus’ir" or "O Muqumm," just as it is not correct to say: "O Doctor," but instead it should be invoked in a restricted (constrained) manner.
Moreover, deriving the Names of Allah (Asma' al-Husna) from such expressions is not correct, because the Prophet, peace be upon him, reported these as descriptions of Allah’s actions in a specific context. Not every restricted action necessarily leads to the derivation of a universal Name of Allah.
