The Difference Between Asking a Dead Person for Supplication and Asking Him for Intercession
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a difference between asking a dead person for supplication and asking him for intercession? Because I have heard some people say that asking for supplication is a religious innovation (bid'ah), whereas asking for intercession is associating partners with Allah (shirk). Is this distinction correct?
Answer:
Supplication is intercession. What does intercession mean? It means that he prays for you, and Allah answers his prayer. This is intercession. Intercession is supplication on behalf of another. Yes, so there is no difference between them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is there a difference between asking a dead person for supplication and asking him for intercession? Because I have heard some people say that asking for supplication is a religious innovation (bid'ah), whereas asking for intercession is associating partners with Allah (shirk). Is this distinction correct?
Answer:
Supplication is intercession. What does intercession mean? It means that he prays for you, and Allah answers his prayer. This is intercession. Intercession is supplication on behalf of another. Yes, so there is no difference between them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [622 /1350] هل هناك فرق بين طلب الدعاء من الميت؟ وطلب الشفاعة منه؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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