Is seeking aid from a created being in what it is capable of shirk (associating partners with Allah)?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is seeking refuge in a created being in what it is capable of shirk? And is seeking aid from it in what it is capable of also shirk?
Answer:
No, it is not shirk. Seeking aid from a present created being that is capable is not this kind of seeking aid[Al-Qasas 28:15] in the sense of relying on it. Rather, seeking refuge in an absent one or a dead one, that is shirk. Seeking refuge in an absent created being or a dead one, that is shirk, or in the jinn or the devils, that is shirk. But if a person is present and capable, you seek his aid to save you from an enemy, there is no harm in that. You seek his aid to build a house with you or to drive a car with you. Seeking aid from a created being in what it is capable of, there is no harm in this. [Al-Ma'idah 5:2] Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is seeking refuge in a created being in what it is capable of shirk? And is seeking aid from it in what it is capable of also shirk?
Answer:
No, it is not shirk. Seeking aid from a present created being that is capable is not this kind of seeking aid
the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy
فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِ عَلَى الَّذِي مِنْ عَدُوِّهِAnd cooperate in righteousness and piety, but do not cooperate in sin and aggression.
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰ وَلَا تَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْإِثْمِ وَالْعُدْوَانِ
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قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [392 -1024] هل الاستغاثة بالمخلوق فيما يقدر عليه شرك؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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