The verbal form of asking other than Allah without swearing an oath
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the verbal formulation for asking other than Allah without swearing an oath by other than Him?
The Shaykh:
He sought nearness to Allah through him, he sought nearness to Allah through him. “I ask You by so-and-so, Your Prophet and Your righteous servant, to answer my supplication.” This is not swearing an oath to Allah by him; rather, he merely used him as an intermediary, a mere means.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Look at the preposition “bi” (by) in “I ask You by so-and-so.” What meaning does it carry? It can mean the preposition of oath, and it can mean the preposition of cause. Is asking Allah by a person a preposition of cause? Yes. But if he intends to swear an oath, then the “bi” is the preposition of oath, according to the intention of the speaker.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the GreatestSahih Muslim 379. O Messenger of Allah, hasten to prayer, hasten to prayer, hasten to success, hasten to success. Allah is the Greatest, Allah.
The Shaykh:
Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the verbal formulation for asking other than Allah without swearing an oath by other than Him?
The Shaykh:
He sought nearness to Allah through him, he sought nearness to Allah through him. “I ask You by so-and-so, Your Prophet and Your righteous servant, to answer my supplication.” This is not swearing an oath to Allah by him; rather, he merely used him as an intermediary, a mere means.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
Look at the preposition “bi” (by) in “I ask You by so-and-so.” What meaning does it carry? It can mean the preposition of oath, and it can mean the preposition of cause. Is asking Allah by a person a preposition of cause? Yes. But if he intends to swear an oath, then the “bi” is the preposition of oath, according to the intention of the speaker.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest
I testify that there is no god but Allah, I testify that there is no god but Allah; I testify that Muhammad Is the Messenger of Allah, I testify that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah
أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِThe Shaykh:
Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب قاعدة جليلة في التوسل والوسيلة، قاعدة جليلة في التوسل والوسيلة [34] — alfawzan.live (1:04:24)
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