Permissible and Forbidden Tawassul and the Ruling on Tawassul through the Messenger
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, what is permissible tawassul? What is forbidden tawassul? And what is the ruling on tawassul through the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
Tawassul is drawing near to Allah, and the means (wasilah) is the act of drawing near and obedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic)[Al-Ma'idah 5:35] that is, drawing near to Him (Glorified and Exalted is He). The means is not that you place a person between you and Allah to intercede between you and Him, whether the Messenger or anyone else. You do not say, “I ask you by so-and-so.” You do not say, “I ask you by Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).” Rather, you call upon Allah directly without taking people as intermediaries between you and Him, even if they are prophets or righteous people. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, what is permissible tawassul? What is forbidden tawassul? And what is the ruling on tawassul through the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
Tawassul is drawing near to Allah, and the means (wasilah) is the act of drawing near and obedience to Allah (Mighty and Majestic)
O you who have believed, fear Allah and seek the means [of nearness] to Him
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ
Source
ما هو التوسل الجائز وما حكم التوسل بالنبي — alfawzan.live
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