The Meaning of Seeking Intercession from the Dead
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Question:
He says: May Allah reward you, what is the meaning of seeking intercession from the dead? For I did not understand this phrase.
Answer:
You seek intercession from him, whether you go to the grave or to the deceased, or you are in your house, and you say, "O so-and-so, intercede for me," while he is dead. You are addressing a dead person and asking a dead person for something. This is not permissible. As for coming to a living Muslim and saying to him, "Pray to Allah for me, pray to Allah for me," and he prays for you, that does not contradict [the ruling]. But from the dead, nothing is sought, neither supplication nor intercession nor anything else, because his deeds have been cut off. He has left this world and his deeds have been cut off. He possesses neither supplication nor intercession nor anything, and he is dead. Yes.
He says: May Allah reward you, what is the meaning of seeking intercession from the dead? For I did not understand this phrase.
Answer:
You seek intercession from him, whether you go to the grave or to the deceased, or you are in your house, and you say, "O so-and-so, intercede for me," while he is dead. You are addressing a dead person and asking a dead person for something. This is not permissible. As for coming to a living Muslim and saying to him, "Pray to Allah for me, pray to Allah for me," and he prays for you, that does not contradict [the ruling]. But from the dead, nothing is sought, neither supplication nor intercession nor anything else, because his deeds have been cut off. He has left this world and his deeds have been cut off. He possesses neither supplication nor intercession nor anything, and he is dead. Yes.
Source
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