Praise be to Allah, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
“Possessor of Majesty and Honor” is one of the Names of Allah in this particular wording, as this fatwa considers the stronger view. As for “The Proof,” it is not correct to count it among His Names. “The Gatherer” has been counted by some scholars among the Names of Allah, but this fatwa does not establish it as an independent Name. Rather, it cites Ibn Taymiyyah as affirming the attached expression: “The Gatherer of the people for a Day about which there is no doubt.”
Allah تعالى says:
“Blessed is the Name of your Lord, Possessor of Majesty and Honor.” [Qur’an 55:78]
It is authentically reported from ʿA’ishah رضي الله عنها that when the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم finished the prayer, he would not remain seated except for the amount of time it took him to say:
“O Allah, You are Peace, and from You is peace. Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.”
Another narration states:
“O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.”
Reported by Muslim (592).
Anas رضي الله عنه reported that the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
“Persist in saying: ‘O Possessor of Majesty and Honor.’”
Reported by al-Tirmidhi (3525), and authenticated by al-Albani. It was also narrated from Rabiʿah ibn ʿAmir by Ahmad (17596), and authenticated by Shuʿayb al-Arna’ut.
As al-Sindi explained, the meaning of “persist in saying it” is: adhere to it, meaning persist in supplicating Allah with this wording.
These are independent proofs, separate from the narrations that merely list the Names, and they establish the occurrence of this expression in praising Allah and supplicating to Him.
Anas رضي الله عنه narrated that a man supplicated, saying:
“O Allah, I ask You because all praise belongs to You. There is no deity worthy of worship except You, the Bestower of Blessings, the Originator of the heavens and the earth. O Possessor of Majesty and Honor, O Ever-Living, O Sustainer.”
The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
“He has indeed supplicated to Allah by His Greatest Name, by which, when He is called upon, He responds, and when He is asked by it, He gives.”
Reported by Abu Dawud (1495), al-Nasa’i (1300), and al-Tirmidhi (3544), and authenticated by al-Albani.
A number of scholars counted “Possessor of Majesty and Honor” among the Names of Allah, including al-Khattabi, Ibn Mandah, al-Halimi, al-Bayhaqi, and al-Qurtubi. See: The Belief of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaʿah Regarding the Most Beautiful Names of Allah, p. 194.
Al-Muʿallimi al-Yamani said:
“This is a Name of tremendous significance, to the extent that it has been said that it is the Greatest Name.”
See: Athar al-Muʿallimi, 7/34. This is a quotation of an opinion concerning the identification of the Greatest Name; it is not a declaration that the matter is agreed upon.
In Arabic, al-Burhān means a clear and decisive proof.
It occurs in the Qur’an with this meaning, such as Allah’s saying:
“For those are two proofs from your Lord.” [Qur’an 28:32]
And He تعالى says:
“O mankind, there has come to you a proof from your Lord, and We have sent down to you a clear light.” [Qur’an 4:174]
However, the fact that a proof comes from Allah does not mean that “The Proof” is a Name of Allah. The text is speaking about evidence and proof; it does not name Allah “The Proof.”
The word also occurs in a narration listing the Names reported by Ibn Majah through ʿAbd al-Malik ibn Muhammad al-Sanʿani. This narration is weak and was declared weak by al-Busiri, al-Albani, and others.
Although some authors included it among the Names, this fatwa considers that view incorrect because the texts do not establish it and the narration in which it appears is not authentic.
See: The Belief of Ahl al-Sunnah wa-l-Jamaʿah Regarding the Most Beautiful Names of Allah, p. 223.
Allah تعالى says:
“Our Lord, surely You will gather the people for a Day about which there is no doubt. Indeed, Allah never breaks His promise.” [Qur’an 3:9]
A number of scholars counted “The Gatherer” among the Names of Allah, including Ibn Mandah, Ibn al-ʿArabi, al-Qurtubi, al-Halimi, al-Bayhaqi, and Ibn Hajar. It also occurs in the weak narration listing the Names.
As for Ibn Taymiyyah, he mentioned among Allah’s attached Names:
“The Gatherer of the people for a Day about which there is no doubt,”
along with other names such as “Lord of the worlds” and “Master of the Day of Judgment.” He explained that supplication using the attached Names established in the Qur’an and Sunnah is valid. See: Majmuʿ al-Fatawa, 22/485.
Thus, this fatwa distinguishes between affirming “The Gatherer” independently—which it does not consider the stronger view—and the attached expression occurring in the verse, whose affirmation it attributes to Ibn Taymiyyah.
“Possessor of Majesty and Honor” is an established Name in this particular wording. “The Proof” is not established as a Name of Allah. As for “The Gatherer,” there is scholarly disagreement over counting it as an independent Name, and this fatwa does not favor affirming it in that form. It does, however, cite the affirmation of “The Gatherer of the people for a Day about which there is no doubt” as one of the attached Names.
And Allah knows best.