The Difference Between Seeking Refuge and Calling for Aid
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh! May Allah make you sincere, what is the difference between seeking refuge (istighathah) and calling for aid (istighathah)? And is it permissible to seek refuge in a created being for what it is capable of?
Answer:
No, it is not accepted. Seeking refuge is an act of worship; it has been established that it is a type of worship, and it is not permissible to seek refuge in anything other than Allah. Yes. And calling for aid is to submit to being rescued from distress, whereas seeking refuge is turning to Allah for His protection from something disliked or from an enemy.
Honorable Shaykh! May Allah make you sincere, what is the difference between seeking refuge (istighathah) and calling for aid (istighathah)? And is it permissible to seek refuge in a created being for what it is capable of?
Answer:
No, it is not accepted. Seeking refuge is an act of worship; it has been established that it is a type of worship, and it is not permissible to seek refuge in anything other than Allah. Yes. And calling for aid is to submit to being rescued from distress, whereas seeking refuge is turning to Allah for His protection from something disliked or from an enemy.
Source
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