What is the ruling on those who seek nearness to Allah through 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and al-Zahra while they are circumambulating the Ka'bah?
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Question:
He says: What is the ruling on those who seek nearness to Allah through 'Ali, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and al-Zahra while they are circumambulating the Ka'bah?
Answer:
It is not permissible to seek nearness to Allah through a created being; this is a religious innovation (bid'ah). One does not do it through al-Husayn, nor through 'Ali, nor through anyone else. It is not permissible to seek nearness to Allah through a created being in supplication. You call upon Allah without seeking nearness through anyone; you call upon Allah directly. You do not say, "By the status of so-and-so" or "By the right of so-and-so." This is an innovated form of seeking nearness, and it is one of the means of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Allah commanded us to call upon Him and did not command us to seek nearness to Him through anyone. Rather, He said, Exalted and Majestic is He:[Ghafir 40:60] [Al-Baqarah 2:186] You seek nearness to Allah through His names and attributes [Al-A'raf 7:180] and He did not command us to seek nearness through created beings. Yes.
He says: What is the ruling on those who seek nearness to Allah through 'Ali, al-Hasan, al-Husayn, and al-Zahra while they are circumambulating the Ka'bah?
Answer:
It is not permissible to seek nearness to Allah through a created being; this is a religious innovation (bid'ah). One does not do it through al-Husayn, nor through 'Ali, nor through anyone else. It is not permissible to seek nearness to Allah through a created being in supplication. You call upon Allah without seeking nearness through anyone; you call upon Allah directly. You do not say, "By the status of so-and-so" or "By the right of so-and-so." This is an innovated form of seeking nearness, and it is one of the means of shirk (associating partners with Allah). Allah commanded us to call upon Him and did not command us to seek nearness to Him through anyone. Rather, He said, Exalted and Majestic is He:
And your Lord says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you."
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْAnd when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me
وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِAnd to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الذين يتوسلون بعليّ رضي الله عنه وبالحسن والحسيين والزهراء وهم يطوفون حول الكعبة؟ #فتاوى — youtube.com
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