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In the name of Allah the Most Gracious and the Most Merciful.

Peace and Blessings of Almighty Allah(ﷻ), be upon our beloved Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), his blessed descendants and his noble companions.

السلام عليكم ورحمةالله وبركاته○

16. AL WAHHAAB

● TRANSLATION:

•The Most Liberal Bestower
•The Great Giver
•The Giver of Gifts

● MEANING:

•The One who continually bestows gifts, favors and blessings upon all of creation.
•The One who is the most generous and liberal giver.
•The One who gives freely and endlessly, without expectation of any return.

■ HOW TO LIVE BY THIS NAME?

1.Remember Al-Wahhaab.

•When someone gives you a gift, you thank him or her.
So what about the Giver of all gifts?Always be thankful to your maker for everything you get. If you contemplate the universe you get to know Allah; if you realize His gifts, your heart will melt out of love for Him.

2.Use the gifts of Al-Wahhaab in the right way.

• Thank Al-Wahhaab by using His gifts to please Him. An example is the mobile phone; Al-Wahhaab gave you this technology, so use it for sharing knowledge and not for wasting time.
And always ask yourself whether Almighty would be pleased with your actions and ways of using your phone!

3.Ask Al-Wahhaab.

•Amazingly, using this ism (name), there are more than one Quranic invocations; you will find the prophets, peace upon them, asking Al-Wahhaab for mercy, offspring, etc.,

Quranic Verses with Al-Wahhab

•Surah Aal-e-Imran (3:8)

رَبَّنَا لَا تُزِغۡ قُلُوۡبَنَا بَعۡدَ اِذۡ ہَدَیۡتَنَا وَہَبۡ لَنَا مِنۡ لَّدُنۡکَ رَحۡمَۃً ۚ  اِنَّکَ اَنۡتَ الۡوَہَّابُ 

[Who say], "Our Lord, let not our hearts deviate after You have guided us and grant us from Yourself mercy. Indeed, You are the Bestower.

•Surah Sad 38:9

اَمۡ عِنۡدَہُمۡ خَزَآئِنُ رَحۡمَۃِ رَبِّکَ الۡعَزِیۡزِ الۡوَہَّابِ ۚ

Or have they the treasures of the Mercy of your Lord, the All-Mighty, the Real Bestower.(Surah Sad 38:9)

•Surah Sad (38:35)

قَالَ رَبِّ اغۡفِرۡ لِیۡ وَہَبۡ لِیۡ مُلۡکًا لَّا یَنۡۢبَغِیۡ لِاَحَدٍ مِّنۡۢ بَعۡدِیۡ ۚ  اِنَّکَ اَنۡتَ الۡوَہَّابُ 
He said, "My Lord, forgive me and grant me a kingdom such as will not belong to anyone after me. Indeed, You are the Bestower."

Look for these ayaat, memorize them, and use them in your daily life.

4.Ponder what Al-Wahhaab has given you.

•First of all, He gave you your existence. Then think of the greatest gift Al-Wahhaab gave you: Guidance. Then all the things Which He gave you for free - water, air, rain etc. Ponder over them and give thanks.

5.Give gifts to others.

•The Prophet salallahu ‘alayhi wa sallam said, Give gifts, for this will
increase your mutual love. [Muslim].

Al-Wahhaab Himself says: "Or do they have the depositories of the mercy of your Lord, the Exalted in Might, the Bestower?"
[Quran, 38:9]

Ya Qahhaar, Ya Wahhaab help us to submit to Your will by abandoning our sins, Make us of those who are grateful for Your gifts and use them to please You, and adorn us with love for You.

Aameen.

Jazakum Allahu Khairan.

"سُبْحَانَكَ اللْهُمَّ وَبِحَمْدِكَ، أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْكَ"

'Glory be to You O Allah, and with Your praise, I testify that there is no God (worthy of worship) except You, I seek Your forgiveness, and I repent to You.'