Is it permissible to seek healing by mentioning the beautiful names of Allah, meaning to mention a specific name for each illness, believing that this name cures that illness?
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Allah has commanded us to invoke Him by all His Most Beautiful Names. It is best to choose the name appropriate for the need, such as "O Forgiving, O Merciful" for forgiveness. Allah's Names have varying degrees of excellence, and the Greatest Name of Allah has been mentioned in the . The excellence of some names over others does not imply any deficiency in those less excellent; rather, all of them are perfect. There is no validity to the belief that each name has special properties or secrets, or that each name has a spiritual servant, or that it cures a specific illness; this is a statement made without knowledge.
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