The Ruling on Seeking Nearness to Allah Through Righteous Deeds
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
What is the ruling on seeking nearness to Allah through righteous deeds?
Answer:
Yes, this is from the prescribed tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means); seeking nearness to Allah through righteous deeds is from the prescribed tawassul, as the Exalted said:[Ali 'Imran 3:190] to the verses [Ali 'Imran 3:190] [Ali 'Imran 3:191] up to His saying: [Ali 'Imran 3:193] They sought nearness to Allah through their faith in the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
This tawassul through righteous deeds: Allah the Exalted says:[Al-Ma'idah 5:35] The wasilah (means of approach) is the righteous deed; it is called a means because it brings one closer to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He; it brings one closer to Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. Tawassul through righteous deeds is good; this is from what is prescribed. Likewise, the saying of the disciples: [Ali 'Imran 3:53] This is tawassul to Allah through faith and following the Messenger; this is tawassul through righteous deeds. This is permissible and there is no fault in it. What is forbidden is the tawassul practiced by the polytheists, which involved seeking nearness to created beings and the dead, calling upon them for aid, and saying that these are means and intercessors. This is what is forbidden. Or tawassul through status, through right, or through the person’s own self; this is what is forbidden. Yes.
What is the ruling on seeking nearness to Allah through righteous deeds?
Answer:
Yes, this is from the prescribed tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means); seeking nearness to Allah through righteous deeds is from the prescribed tawassul, as the Exalted said:
Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth
إِنَّ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِand the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.
وَاخْتِلَافِ اللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ لَآيَاتٍ لِّأُولِي الْأَلْبَابِWho remember Allah while standing or sitting or [lying] on their sides and give thought to the creation of the heavens and the earth, [saying], "Our Lord, You did not create this aimlessly; exalted are You [above such a thing]; then protect us from the punishment of the Fire.
الَّذِينَ يَذْكُرُونَ اللَّهَ قِيَامًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِهِمْ وَيَتَفَكَّرُونَ فِي خَلْقِ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ رَبَّنَا مَا خَلَقْتَ هَٰذَا بَاطِلًا سُبْحَانَكَ فَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِOur Lord, indeed we have heard a caller calling to faith, [saying], 'Believe in your Lord,' and we have believed. Our Lord, so forgive us our sins and remove from us our misdeeds and cause us to die with the righteous.
رَّبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِيًا يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِThis tawassul through righteous deeds: Allah the Exalted says:
O you who have believed, fear Allah and seek the means [of nearness] to Him
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَOur Lord, we have believed in what You revealed and have followed the messenger Jesus, so register us among the witnesses [to truth]."
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
Source
التوسل إلى الله بالعمل الصالح — alfawzan.live
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.