Seeking Intercession from People
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I say, "O so-and-so, intercede for me with Allah so that He will admit me to Paradise or cure me," why did Allah prohibit this?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
If I say, "O so-and-so, intercede for me with Allah so that He will admit me to Paradise or cure me," he asks: Why?
The Shaykh:
Intercede for me. Say: "Pray to Allah for me. Pray to Allah for me." Asking for supplication is permissible. You ask your brother to make du'a' for you. The Prophet, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), asked al-Abbas to ask Allah for rain and relief for the Muslims. So you ask him for supplication. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if I say, "O so-and-so, intercede for me with Allah so that He will admit me to Paradise or cure me," why did Allah prohibit this?
The Shaykh:
What?
The questioner:
If I say, "O so-and-so, intercede for me with Allah so that He will admit me to Paradise or cure me," he asks: Why?
The Shaykh:
Intercede for me. Say: "Pray to Allah for me. Pray to Allah for me." Asking for supplication is permissible. You ask your brother to make du'a' for you. The Prophet, 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), asked al-Abbas to ask Allah for rain and relief for the Muslims. So you ask him for supplication. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 08-11-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (59:39)
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