Seeking Aid by an Attribute of Allah: By Your Mercy I Seek Aid
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for me to seek aid by an attribute, saying, "By Your mercy I seek aid"?
Answer:
Seeking aid? This is not seeking aid. It is tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means). It is tawassul by an attribute of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. "By Your mercy I seek aid" means I seek aid from You, using Your mercy as a means. Yes. Seeking aid from Allah. The attribute is the means. You say "I seek aid from You," which means I seek aid from You, using Your mercy as a means to reach You. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for me to seek aid by an attribute, saying, "By Your mercy I seek aid"?
Answer:
Seeking aid? This is not seeking aid. It is tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means). It is tawassul by an attribute of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. "By Your mercy I seek aid" means I seek aid from You, using Your mercy as a means. Yes. Seeking aid from Allah. The attribute is the means. You say "I seek aid from You," which means I seek aid from You, using Your mercy as a means to reach You. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 03-01-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:09:22)
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