Requesting others to pray for guidance and steadfastness
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Question:
This questioner says: What is your view, Honorable Shaykh, on asking others to pray for guidance and steadfastness, especially if they are intending to perform Hajj or 'Umrah?
Answer:
A person should make du'a' (supplication) himself; that is better, because du'a' is an act of worship, and for a person to perform an act of worship himself is better, indeed it is the greatest of the types of worship. There is no harm in his asking his brothers, especially those who intend to perform Hajj or 'Umrah, to ask them to make du'a' for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when he wanted to perform 'Umrah and came to seek the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) permission, and he said to him:Sunan Abi Dawud 1498Da'if (Al-Albani)
This questioner says: What is your view, Honorable Shaykh, on asking others to pray for guidance and steadfastness, especially if they are intending to perform Hajj or 'Umrah?
Answer:
A person should make du'a' (supplication) himself; that is better, because du'a' is an act of worship, and for a person to perform an act of worship himself is better, indeed it is the greatest of the types of worship. There is no harm in his asking his brothers, especially those who intend to perform Hajj or 'Umrah, to ask them to make du'a' for him. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) when he wanted to perform 'Umrah and came to seek the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) permission, and he said to him:
My younger brother, do not forget me in your supplication.
لا تنسنا يا أخي من صالح دعائك
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/223 — archive.org (14:22)
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