The 99 Names · Verse Keys
As-Samad الصمد
The Eternal Refuge, to whom all creation turns in its needs, perfect in all His attributes.
Explanation
A detailed explanation of this name (in Arabic) is in: Sharh Asma' Allah al-Husna fi Daw' al-Kitab wa al-Sunnah — Dr. Sa'eed ibn 'Ali ibn Wahf al-Qahtani — p. 128 ↗
The author explains this name together with: As-Sayyid
Evidence
﴿ٱللَّهُ ٱلصَّمَدُ ٢﴾
Call upon Allah by this name
“To Allah belong the Beautiful Names, so call upon Him by them” — Al-A'raf 180
From the Prophetic Sunnah
«اللهم إني أسألك بأني أشهد أنك أنت الله لا إله إلا أنت الأحد الصمد الذي لم يلد ولم يولد ولم يكن له كفوا أحد»
Sunan Abi Dawud (1493), Jami' at-Tirmidhi (3475) and Sunan Ibn Majah (3857)
Grading: Authentic — the Prophet ﷺ said: he has asked Allah by His greatest name