I said to one of the Shi'ah: Why do you say, "O Husayn" and "O 'Ali," when they are both dead?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I debated one of the Shi'ah and I said, Why do you say, "O Husayn" and "O 'Ali," when they are both dead? He said, They are alive; they were killed as martyrs. And Allah has said about the martyrs that they are So how do I respond to him?

Answer:
Respond to him with the end of the verse: "they are provided for." If they are being provided for, they have become servants in need of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). So how do you ask them for help when they are being provided for? It did not say "they are provided for"; it said "they are provided for, and they are martyrs." Yes.