Islamic Creed
Saying in Supplication: I Ask You by the Light of Your Face
Shaykh Abd al-Aziz ibn Abd Allah ibn Baz
Local English rendering of the selected Arabic question and answer. The Arabic source remains authoritative; this is not an official published English edition.
Question
May Allah be good to you. What if someone says, 'I ask You by the light of Your Face, by which ... shone'?
Answer (English translation)
Answer: There is nothing wrong with it. This wording occurs in some hadiths: 'I ask You by the light of Your Face, by which the heavens and the earth shone.' There is nothing wrong with it. His light is tremendous, glorified is He; through it the world has shone.