Is it permissible to ask Allah for the blessing of so-and-so?
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The questioner:
A questioner from outside this country says: We have an imam of a mosque who says that it is permissible for a person to ask Allah for the blessing of a righteous person, saying, “O Lord, forgive me for the blessing of so-and-so.” Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not correct; this is invalid. If he says, “O Allah, forgive me for the blessing of so-and-so,” even if it were established that so-and-so has a blessing, what is the connection between that and him? He should ask Allah by his own deeds, his righteousness, and his religion, and be independent of people and their attachment. But this is from Shaytan. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He says:[Al-Baqarah 2:134] The righteousness of others does not benefit you. Your fathers and grandfathers do not benefit you; only your own righteousness and your own deeds benefit you. Yes.
A questioner from outside this country says: We have an imam of a mosque who says that it is permissible for a person to ask Allah for the blessing of a righteous person, saying, “O Lord, forgive me for the blessing of so-and-so.” Is this statement correct?
The Shaykh:
No, it is not correct; this is invalid. If he says, “O Allah, forgive me for the blessing of so-and-so,” even if it were established that so-and-so has a blessing, what is the connection between that and him? He should ask Allah by his own deeds, his righteousness, and his religion, and be independent of people and their attachment. But this is from Shaytan. Yes.
The presenter:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
He says:
That was a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned
تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز أن يسأل الله ببركة فلان؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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