The ruling on calling for aid from one whom one believes capable, when it is later revealed that he is incapable
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Calling for aid from a living person who is present, regarding something he is capable of doing, is permissible. So, if one calls for aid from a person whom he believes is capable of a specific thing, and it turns out that he is not capable, and that he is unable,
The Shaykh:
he has made a mistake, he has made a mistake, yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: What is the ruling if one knows that so-and-so is incapable of this thing, yet he calls for aid from him regarding it?
The Shaykh:
If he calls for aid from him regarding something that only Allah is capable of, then that is shirk (associating partners with Allah), because this is one of the types of worship; calling for aid is one of the types of worship. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Calling for aid from a living person who is present, regarding something he is capable of doing, is permissible. So, if one calls for aid from a person whom he believes is capable of a specific thing, and it turns out that he is not capable, and that he is unable,
The Shaykh:
he has made a mistake, he has made a mistake, yes.
The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you: What is the ruling if one knows that so-and-so is incapable of this thing, yet he calls for aid from him regarding it?
The Shaykh:
If he calls for aid from him regarding something that only Allah is capable of, then that is shirk (associating partners with Allah), because this is one of the types of worship; calling for aid is one of the types of worship. Yes.
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد، شرح فتح المجيد 08-01-1437هـ — alfawzan.live (45:59)
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