One of them said: Asking others for supplication indicates a weakness in one's reliance on Allah. Is this statement correct?
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Question:
He says that one of them stated that asking the creation to supplicate for you, by requesting that they pray for you, indicates a weakness in one's reliance on Allah, and is not part of the perfection of reliance and dependence upon Him. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
Does this mean that 'Umar had a weakness in his reliance on Allah when he asked for supplication? Did the Companions have a weakness in their reliance on Allah when they asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for supplication? No, this is a place where the answer is likely to be granted, because the supplication of a righteous servant is a place where the answer is likely to be granted. It is not the object of one's reliance, but rather a place where the answer is likely to be granted.
He says that one of them stated that asking the creation to supplicate for you, by requesting that they pray for you, indicates a weakness in one's reliance on Allah, and is not part of the perfection of reliance and dependence upon Him. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
Does this mean that 'Umar had a weakness in his reliance on Allah when he asked for supplication? Did the Companions have a weakness in their reliance on Allah when they asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) for supplication? No, this is a place where the answer is likely to be granted, because the supplication of a righteous servant is a place where the answer is likely to be granted. It is not the object of one's reliance, but rather a place where the answer is likely to be granted.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [46 -939] قال أحدهم: إن طلب الدعاء من الغير فيه ضعف التوكل على الله، فهل هذا القول صحيح؟ — youtube.com
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