The Meaning of the Permissible Wasilah and Tawassul Through the Supplication of the Righteous
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Question:
He says: I hope the Shaykh will clarify for us the meaning of the permissible wasilah. I have read that they cite as evidence the tawassul through 'Abd al-Muttalib's son 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).
Answer:
Wasilah is nearness, that which brings one closer to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Allah the Glorious and Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:35]. They draw near to Him through acts of obedience; this is the wasilah that Allah has prescribed and commanded. [Al-Isra 17:57]? Wasilah is nearness to Allah and that which brings one closer to Him, Glorified and Exalted is He. As for the issue of tawassul through 'Abbas, they did not seek tawassul through the person of 'Abbas; rather, they sought tawassul through his supplication, because he was the uncle of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is tawassul through the supplication of the righteous, and it is a prescribed matter to ask a righteous man who is present to supplicate to Allah for you, just as 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) asked 'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, the uncle of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), to supplicate for rain, and he did so (may Allah be pleased with him). Tawassul through the supplication of the righteous is a prescribed matter. So, the tawassul of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) is understood in this light, because 'Umar said to him: Sahih al-Bukhari 1010 "Rise, O 'Abbas, and supplicate." This indicates that he asked him for supplication; he did not seek tawassul through his person or his closeness to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) alone. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
He says: I hope the Shaykh will clarify for us the meaning of the permissible wasilah. I have read that they cite as evidence the tawassul through 'Abd al-Muttalib's son 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him).
Answer:
Wasilah is nearness, that which brings one closer to Allah the Exalted and Majestic. Allah the Glorious and Exalted said:
O you who have believed, fear Allah and seek the means [of nearness] to Him
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَThose whom they invoke seek means of access to their Lord, [striving as to] which of them would be nearest
أُولَٰئِكَ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ يَبْتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ الْوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّهُمْ أَقْرَبُO Allah! We used to ask our Prophet to invoke You for rain, and You would bless us with rain, and now we ask his uncle to invoke You for rain. O Allah ! Bless us with rain.
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا كُنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّنَا فَتَسْقِينَا وَإِنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَيْكَ بِعَمِّ نَبِيِّنَا فَاسْقِنَاThe presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/030 — archive.org (2:08)
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