Seeking Aid from the Living, the Able, the Present
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Question:
Is seeking aid from a living, able, present person permissible? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with that. You are seeking help from your brother. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:2] The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1425Sahih (Darussalam) Indeed, seeking help from a created being in what he is capable of, in a permissible matter, is not a problem. Allah the Exalted said regarding Moses (peace be upon him): [Al-Qasas 28:15] So seeking aid from a created being in what he is capable of, in a permissible matter, is not a problem. This is part of cooperating in righteousness and piety. Yes.
Is seeking aid from a living, able, present person permissible? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, there is nothing wrong with that. You are seeking help from your brother. Allah, Exalted and Majestic, said:
And cooperate in righteousness and piety
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰAnd Allah is engaged in helping the worshipper as long as the worshipper is engaged in helping his brother.
والله في عون العبد ما كان العبد في عون أخيهthe one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy
فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِ عَلَى الَّذِي مِنْ عَدُوِّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-087-مظاهر ضعف العقيدة في عصرنا الحاضر وطرق علاجها|صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (1:04:36)
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