Those who seek aid from shrines argue with us by saying that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) sought aid from al-'Abbas?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When we point out to the polytheists in our land that seeking aid from shrines is shirk (associating partners with Allah), they respond to us by saying that 'Umar sought aid from al-'Abbas.
Answer:
Al-'Abbas was alive; he was not dead. And 'Umar asked al-'Abbas for supplication. Is it permissible to ask a living person for supplication? He did not seek aid. The term "seeking aid" is not correct. What is reported is that he sought rain through al-'Abbas, meaning he asked him to call upon Allah for rain for them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: When we point out to the polytheists in our land that seeking aid from shrines is shirk (associating partners with Allah), they respond to us by saying that 'Umar sought aid from al-'Abbas.
Answer:
Al-'Abbas was alive; he was not dead. And 'Umar asked al-'Abbas for supplication. Is it permissible to ask a living person for supplication? He did not seek aid. The term "seeking aid" is not correct. What is reported is that he sought rain through al-'Abbas, meaning he asked him to call upon Allah for rain for them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [550 -939] يحتج علينا من يستغيث بالأضرحة بأن عمر رضي الله عنه كان يستغيث بالعباس؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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