What is the ruling on asking others to make du'a' (supplication)

The questioner : Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.

The questioner : How are you?

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, we are well.

The questioner : Please allow me, I have a question.

The Shaykh : Yes, go ahead.

The questioner : What is the ruling on asking others to make du'a'? Is it permissible?

The Shaykh : Do you recite the Qur'an? Yes. What did Allah say? And what did your Lord say?

The questioner : Call upon Us, We will respond to you.

The Shaykh : Call upon Allah, my brother, you yourself. Du'a' is worship. But if you are asking others to make du'a' for the benefit of the people,

The questioner : How do you mean?

The Shaykh : I mean, for example, you tell a righteous man whom you think is one whose du'a' is answered. People say, for example, in a drought, "Call upon Allah to send rain to them." People are at war with the enemies, "Call upon Allah to grant them victory." So you are asking someone else to make du'a' for someone else.

The questioner : I say in my opinion it is not permissible.

The Shaykh : It is not permissible, but it is better if you make the du'a' yourself. Is it not permissible?

The questioner : And if it leads to a response, for example, if you were in dire necessity and it would lead to a response, what if you were in dire necessity, meaning this du'a'?

The Shaykh : If it is what?

The questioner : Rain, rain. You are in dire necessity for this du'a'.

The Shaykh : There is nothing wrong with it. We do not say it is forbidden. But the one in dire necessity calls upon his Lord.