their petitions; it comes from ṣamada ilayhi, meaning “he turned to him,” and the word ṣamad is on the pattern faʿal but functions with the sense of a passive participle.
– kufuwan aḥad: kufuʾ means one who is similar, comparable, or matching. Exalted and glorified is He; none of His creation is His counterpart, equal, likeness, or peer.

Points derived from the hadith
1 – His words, “I ask You because I testify that You are Allah,” constitute an oath of entreaty and humble supplication. In effect he is saying, “I beseech You by virtue of Your being deserving of these attributes.” The petitioner did not state his specific request because there was no need to mention it.
2 – His words, “because I testify that You are Allah—there is no deity but You,” are a form of tawassul through righteous deeds, one of the lawful and even recommended modes of seeking nearness. Allah the Exalted says, “To Allah belong the Most Beautiful Names, so invoke Him by them” (al-Aʿrāf 180). No remembrance surpasses this noble statement, for it contains the testimony of His exclusive right to worship and the negation of any partner beside Him. The explanation of this majestic phrase has already been given.
3 – “al-Aḥad” (the One): truly one in His lordship, His right to be worshipped, His essence, and His attributes. Perfect oneness is confined to Him alone; He is the One, uniquely possessed of absolute perfection.
4 – “al-Ṣamad”: the One to whom every creature in the higher and lower realms turns to have its needs met. They depend on Him utterly and appeal to Him in their affairs, for He alone is able to fulfill them.
Shaykh Muḥammad Rashīd Riḍā said: “Had the innovators who worship graves and the captives of superstition understood the meaning of this wisdom and believed in it with a faith that ruled their hearts, not one of them would have turned to the grave of a righteous person, nor to an impostor who claims to employ jinn and subjugate devils so as to obtain some benefit or advantage he is incapable of securing, or to ward off harm from himself or his family. For such people—whether alive or dead—”}