The Conditions of Supplication and Its Relationship to Taking Means
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Question:
Al-hi, peace be upon you. Can you say al-hi, peace be upon you, peace, go ahead, Abdullah. I have four questions. Go ahead, the first question. I am saying the questions and listening to the answer from the television. Okay, the first question. The first question is about du'a' (supplication): is it a condition in it to take means? Is it permissible to ask Allah for provision without taking the means? The second question. Some people told me that you must do the collision. Okay, the second question.
If I see a mistake by an official or by an official, is it permissible for us to go to another person to advise him? Okay, the third question. A story of advice for the one who allows his daughter, who is twelve years old, to uncover her face? Okay, and the link? Professor, the fourth is about Tafsir al-Sa'di and Aysar al-Tafasir. Okay, thank you, Honorable Shaykh. Regarding du'a' (supplication), what is required in it? And am I allowed to ask for provision by taking the means?
Answer:
Supplication must be in accordance with the Shari'ah, meaning it must be from the supplications of the Qur'an or from the supplications of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or it must be a supplication that agrees with what came in the Qur'an or the Sunnah. One should not come up with an innovated supplication. Also, one must make the supplication sincerely for Allah the Exalted and Mighty[Ghafir 40:14] so that no one is invoked alongside Allah [Al-Jinn 72:18]; rather, one invokes Allah alone. Supplication is one of the causes; it is one of the causes and does not conflict with the other causes. So one combines supplication with doing the other causes that Allah the Exalted and Majestic has made permissible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh,
Al-hi, peace be upon you. Can you say al-hi, peace be upon you, peace, go ahead, Abdullah. I have four questions. Go ahead, the first question. I am saying the questions and listening to the answer from the television. Okay, the first question. The first question is about du'a' (supplication): is it a condition in it to take means? Is it permissible to ask Allah for provision without taking the means? The second question. Some people told me that you must do the collision. Okay, the second question.
If I see a mistake by an official or by an official, is it permissible for us to go to another person to advise him? Okay, the third question. A story of advice for the one who allows his daughter, who is twelve years old, to uncover her face? Okay, and the link? Professor, the fourth is about Tafsir al-Sa'di and Aysar al-Tafasir. Okay, thank you, Honorable Shaykh. Regarding du'a' (supplication), what is required in it? And am I allowed to ask for provision by taking the means?
Answer:
Supplication must be in accordance with the Shari'ah, meaning it must be from the supplications of the Qur'an or from the supplications of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or it must be a supplication that agrees with what came in the Qur'an or the Sunnah. One should not come up with an innovated supplication. Also, one must make the supplication sincerely for Allah the Exalted and Mighty
So invoke Allah, [being] sincere to Him in religion
فَادْعُوا اللَّهَ مُخْلِصِينَ لَهُ الدِّينَAnd [He revealed] that the masjids are for Allah, so do not invoke with Allah anyone.
وَأَنَّ الْمَسَاجِدَ لِلَّهِ فَلَا تَدْعُوا مَعَ اللَّهِ أَحَدًاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh,
Source
قناة «مكة و المدينة»، 07 فتاوى على الهواء - 23 / 03 / 1433هـ _ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (9:46)
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