لِلَّهِ تِسْعَةٌ وَتِسْعُونَ اسْمًا، مِائَةٌ إِلاَّ وَاحِدًا، لاَ يَحْفَظُهَا أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ
Allah has ninety-nine Names, i.e., one hundred minus one, and whoever believes in their meanings and acts accordingly, will enter Paradise
Sahih al-Bukhari 6410 · Source checked
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Source
Sahih al-Bukhari 6410
Book 80, Hadith 105
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REFLECTION · EDITORIAL
Learn a name and its meaning from a reliable source, then reflect on how that understanding can shape your worship.
This reflection is not Qur’an, hadith or an authoritative tafsir.