The condition of the presence of the one called upon in the prescribed seeking of aid
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prescribed seeking of aid require that the one called upon be present?
The Shaykh:
Yes?
The questioner:
He says: Does the prescribed seeking of aid require that the one called upon be present?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to seek aid from other than Allah in matters that only Allah is capable of doing; it is not permissible to seek aid except from Allah in matters that only Allah is capable of doing. As for matters that a created being is capable of doing, it is required that he be present, and one does not seek aid from one who is absent. “He who is among your followers called out to him who is among his enemies, present, yes. Moses was present (peace be upon him), so one does not seek aid from one who is absent or from a dead person.” Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the prescribed seeking of aid require that the one called upon be present?
The Shaykh:
Yes?
The questioner:
He says: Does the prescribed seeking of aid require that the one called upon be present?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to seek aid from other than Allah in matters that only Allah is capable of doing; it is not permissible to seek aid except from Allah in matters that only Allah is capable of doing. As for matters that a created being is capable of doing, it is required that he be present, and one does not seek aid from one who is absent. “He who is among your followers called out to him who is among his enemies, present, yes. Moses was present (peace be upon him), so one does not seek aid from one who is absent or from a dead person.” Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين [4] — alfawzan.live (1:08:28)
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