Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah. To proceed:
It is permissible to attribute actions with sound meanings to Allah Almighty by way of informing about Him or supplication, provided that their meanings are befitting of Allah and do not imply any deficiency or falsehood, even if the same wording is not found in the revealed texts. The category of informing about Allah is broader than the category of His names and attributes. Therefore, there is no harm in saying: “May Allah grant you success,” “May Allah make you happy,” “May Allah make your days pleasant,” “May Allah bring joy to your eyes,” or “May Allah reassure your heart,” as long as sound meanings are intended.
It is important to distinguish between three categories:
The names of Allah: They are based strictly on revelation, so Allah is not named except by what is established in the Qur’an or Sunnah.
The attributes of Allah: Only those established by the revealed texts are affirmed, in a manner befitting Allah.
Informing about Allah: This category is broader than the previous two.
Thus, not every expression that may validly be used when speaking about Allah becomes one of His Beautiful Names or an independent attribute of His.
For this reason, scholars have permitted informing about Allah using expressions such as “existent,” “a thing,” and “self-subsisting,” even though such expressions do not necessarily count among His Beautiful Names.
Yes, if its meaning is sound and does not imply deficiency.
If a person supplicates for his brother and says:
“May Allah make you happy,”
“May Allah grant you success,”
“May Allah make your days pleasant,”
“May Allah bring you joy through your child,”
“May Allah reassure your heart,”
there is no harm in that, because these expressions ask Allah to grant His servant something good and praiseworthy.
It is not required that every phrase used in supplication be found word-for-word in the Qur’an or Sunnah, as long as its meaning is sound.
Ibn al-Qayyim mentioned that Allah has informed us about Himself through many actions, yet He did not derive a name for Himself from every action.
It is stated that Allah wills, intends, and does, but this does not mean that every active participle derived from these verbs should be regarded as one of His Beautiful Names.
For this reason, Ibn al-Qayyim stated that the category of actions is broader than the category of names.
This is an important principle because error occurs when a person assumes that every action attributed to Allah in the Qur’an permits deriving an unrestricted name for Allah from it.
An action may occur in the Qur’an in a specific context in which it represents perfection and justice, while using a name derived from that action without this context may convey an inappropriate meaning.
Allah Almighty says:
“And they planned, and Allah planned. And Allah is the best of planners.”
[Āl ‘Imrān: 54]
Here, the action is mentioned in response to the plotting of Allah’s enemies and in the context of just recompense for them.
However, this does not mean that “the Planner” may be adopted as an unrestricted name among Allah’s Beautiful Names.
Likewise, unrestricted names should not be derived from every action, such as scheming or deceiving, because the revealed texts do not apply such names to Allah in this unrestricted manner.
In the case of many names, yes, according to the language and the indication of the revealed text.
Allah is As-Samī‘ (the All-Hearing), and He says:
“Allah has certainly heard the statement of the woman who disputes with you concerning her husband.”
[Al-Mujādilah: 1]
Allah is Al-Qadīr (the All-Powerful), and the Qur’an informs us of His power.
Likewise, since mercy is established for Allah, it is correct to say:
“Allah has mercy upon His servants.”
However, this principle cannot be reversed and applied to every action. One cannot say that every action Allah has informed us He does allows us to derive a name from it.
This is a supplication asking Allah to make a person’s days pleasant, blessed, and happy, and its meaning is sound.
This does not mean that we are affirming a new name for Allah or an independent attribute called “making pleasant.” Rather, we are stating that Allah is able to make a person’s life good and pleasant.
Allah Almighty says:
“Whoever does righteousness, whether male or female, while being a believer, We will surely cause them to live a good life.”
[An-Naḥl: 97]
Thus, the meaning itself is sound and presents no problem.
These are also permissible supplications.
“May Allah bring joy to your eyes” means: May Allah make you happy with what you see and remove what causes you sorrow.
“May Allah reassure your heart” means: May Allah grant you tranquility and reassurance.
Allah Almighty says:
“Surely, in the remembrance of Allah do hearts find tranquility.”
[Ar-Ra‘d: 28]
These are supplications with good meanings, and it is not necessary for every verb used in them to have appeared in exactly the same wording in revelation.
The guideline is that the meaning must be:
Sound, befitting of Allah, free of any implication of deficiency, not contrary to any revealed text, and not intended to establish a new name for Allah or an independent attribute that revelation has not established.
If these conditions are fulfilled, the expression may be used by way of informing about Allah or supplication.
As for expressions that may imply deficiency or falsehood, they should be avoided or their intended meaning should be clarified.
It is not necessary for every action attributed to Allah in supplication or when speaking about Him to have appeared in exactly the same wording in the Qur’an and Sunnah, because the category of informing about Allah is broader than the category of His names and attributes.
Therefore, it is permissible to say:
“May Allah make your days pleasant,”
“May Allah bring joy to your eyes,”
“May Allah reassure your heart,”
“May Allah make you happy,”
“May Allah grant you success,”
as long as these expressions are intended with sound meanings befitting Allah.
However, it is not permissible to derive a new name for Allah from every action. The Beautiful Names of Allah are based strictly on revelation and are established only by evidence.
And Allah knows best.