What is the difference between Al-Sattīr and Al-Sattār, and which of them is one of Allah's Most Beautiful Names?
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The names of Allah are definitive, so Allah cannot be named except by what He has named Himself or what His Messenger has named Him.
The name "al-Sattār" (The Concealer/Veiler) has not been authentically established as one of Allah's Most Beautiful Names in the Quran or Sunnah. However, "al-Sitteer" (The Coverer/Shielder) has been established in the prophetic Hadith: "Indeed, Allah is Hayiyy (Modest/Shy), Sitteer (Covering/Concealing), He loves modesty and concealment."
Both "al-Sattār" and "al-Sitteer" denote exaggeration in covering/concealment, but "al-Sitteer" is the one mentioned in the texts.
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