Is it forbidden to repeat the glorious name "Allah" or one of His names as an act of remembrance, even though "Astaghfirullah (I ask Allah for forgiveness), SubhanAllah (Glory be to Allah), Al-hamdulillah (Praise be to Allah)" are permissible?

There is no doubt about the innovativeness (bidah) of remembering Allah by His singular name "Allah" or its pronoun "Huwa" (He), as this is not a complete utterance or a meaningful sentence. None of the predecessors of the Ummah mentioned it, nor did the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) legislate it. One who persists in this form of dhikr may fall into atheism (ilhad) and monism (ittihad). As for what is mentioned about some shaykhs regarding the fear of death between negation and affirmation, it is a state that should not be emulated, for indeed, actions are judged by intentions.

Dhikr using the singular pronoun is further from the Sunnah, more deeply rooted in innovation, and closer to Satan's misleading, because the pronoun refers to what the heart imagines. Citing "Say Allah, then leave them" does not mean commanding the remembrance of the singular name; rather, it is a response to the statement "Who sent down the Book that Moses brought," and the meaning is "Say: Allah sent it down."

The imams of Arabic grammar state that a statement (qawl) only relates a complete utterance or a sentence, not a singular noun. Allah the Almighty does not command the remembrance of a singular noun, nor did He legislate a mere singular noun for Muslims. A mere noun does not convey faith, by the consensus of the people of Islam.

Indeed, the remembrance of the singular name "Allah Allah" or "Huwa Huwa" is not legislated in any book, nor in the Sunnah, nor is it authentically transmitted from the predecessors of the Ummah. Rather, some later generations became accustomed to it. And what is narrated about Al-Shibli's saying "Allah Allah" for fear of dying between negation and affirmation is one of his slips.

Some exaggerate and claim that the remembrance of the singular name is for the elite, while the complete word is for the masses. This division has no basis. And the hadith about the Prophet (peace be upon him) instructing Ali ibn Abi Talib with "Allah Allah Allah" is a forged hadith, by the consensus of the hadith scholars.

The head of all dhikr is "La ilaha illa Allah" (There is no god but Allah), which is the word the Prophet (peace be upon him) instructed his uncle Abu Talib with at his death, and whoever's last words are these will enter Paradise.