The ruling on the claim that Allah has granted permission to some of the awliya (close friends of Allah) for intercession
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The questioner:
And that one should listen to the voice to be guided by this condition of intercession, and that one should seek help from the awliya, as they claim, and that they have their special miracles, and that Allah has granted them permission for intercession and support. Based on this, it is permissible to seek support and success from some people, whether living or dead, for the sake of intercession and support.
The Shaykh:
Where is the permission for them? What is the evidence that Allah has granted them permission? Give us the evidence that Allah has granted permission to so-and-so that he intercedes. Give us the evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the master of creation, on the Day of Resurrection, when the creation approaches him to ask for intercession regarding the separation of the grave, or he is prostrating, and he seeks permission from his Lord, and he does not raise his head until it is said:. This is the master of creation (peace and blessings be upon him), and the best of intercessors. He has not been granted permission for intercession until now except on the Day of Resurrection when he prostrates before his Lord. So how is permission granted to others now? Who is this speaker? I ask you by Allah, who is he? And what is the evidence for granting intercession to so-and-so or so-and-so? This is fabricating against Allah and speaking about Allah without knowledge. Meaning, permission is granted to this person but not to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? Yes.
And that one should listen to the voice to be guided by this condition of intercession, and that one should seek help from the awliya, as they claim, and that they have their special miracles, and that Allah has granted them permission for intercession and support. Based on this, it is permissible to seek support and success from some people, whether living or dead, for the sake of intercession and support.
The Shaykh:
Where is the permission for them? What is the evidence that Allah has granted them permission? Give us the evidence that Allah has granted permission to so-and-so that he intercedes. Give us the evidence that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), the master of creation, on the Day of Resurrection, when the creation approaches him to ask for intercession regarding the separation of the grave, or he is prostrating, and he seeks permission from his Lord, and he does not raise his head until it is said:
Raise your head, and say: "Hear, and ask, and you will be given, and intercede, and you will be granted intercession."
ارفع رأسك، وقل اسمع، وسل تعطى، واشفع تشفع
Source
شرح العقيدة الواسطية [14] — alfawzan.live (1:28)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.
