What is the ruling on seeking aid from a living, capable person who is not present?
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Question:
The questioner says: If one seeks aid from a living, capable person, but he is not present? If one seeks aid from a living, capable person, but he is not present. Yes.
Answer:
This is permissible; this becomes shirk (associating partners with Allah). Seeking aid from those who are absent becomes shirk, because the absent one does not know about you, nor is he able to help you, and he is absent. Yes.
The questioner says: If one seeks aid from a living, capable person, but he is not present? If one seeks aid from a living, capable person, but he is not present. Yes.
Answer:
This is permissible; this becomes shirk (associating partners with Allah). Seeking aid from those who are absent becomes shirk, because the absent one does not know about you, nor is he able to help you, and he is absent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الاستغاثة برجل حي قادر غير حاضر؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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