The Ruling on Seeking Nearness to Allah Through the Righteous and the Obligation of Denouncing It
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The questioner:
Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Regarding the issue of seeking nearness to Allah through the righteous, is it one of the matters of scholarly disagreement in which one does not denounce the one who holds the opposing view?
The Shaykh:
Seeking nearness, seeking nearness. By the status of the righteous. In a matter among the issues, but in any case, it is obligatory to abandon it; because there is no evidence for the view that supports it. Yes.
The presenter:
Meaning, one denounces the creation.
The Shaykh:
Because these are acts of worship that are based on divine legislation; worship is based on divine legislation, and there must be evidence for it.
The presenter:
Denunciation is obligatory.
The Shaykh:
Seeking nearness by the beautiful names, or by the attributes, or by righteous deeds, but by the status of so-and-so, or the right of so-and-so, is a religious innovation (bid'ah).
The presenter:
Denunciation is obligatory.
The Shaykh:
Denouncing it is obligatory; because it is contrary to the Shari'ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Mishkat al-Masabih 140Muttafaqun 'alayh (Zubair `Aliza'i) Who legislates, but if it is in his supplication, saying "Pray to Allah for me," there is no harm. You say to your brother, "Pray to Allah for me." This is like what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said.
The presenter:
The legal living.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The presenter:
This "living" is only with respect to the living, because it may intend the dead. We do not intend the living, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
In any case, seeking nearness to Allah through the righteous, whether living or dead, is not permissible.
The presenter:
There is a phrase by some scholars, Shaykh, who said that one does not denounce the one who holds the opposing view in this matter.
The Shaykh:
Did you understand? No, this is a mistake, a mistake. If a Sunnah is reported with its evidence, one denounces the one who opposes it. But a matter of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) in which there is no evidence, one does not denounce in it. Matters of independent legal reasoning in which there is no evidence, there is no denunciation in them.
The presenter:
Peace be upon you.
Shaykh, may Allah reward you. Regarding the issue of seeking nearness to Allah through the righteous, is it one of the matters of scholarly disagreement in which one does not denounce the one who holds the opposing view?
The Shaykh:
Seeking nearness, seeking nearness. By the status of the righteous. In a matter among the issues, but in any case, it is obligatory to abandon it; because there is no evidence for the view that supports it. Yes.
The presenter:
Meaning, one denounces the creation.
The Shaykh:
Because these are acts of worship that are based on divine legislation; worship is based on divine legislation, and there must be evidence for it.
The presenter:
Denunciation is obligatory.
The Shaykh:
Seeking nearness by the beautiful names, or by the attributes, or by righteous deeds, but by the status of so-and-so, or the right of so-and-so, is a religious innovation (bid'ah).
The presenter:
Denunciation is obligatory.
The Shaykh:
Denouncing it is obligatory; because it is contrary to the Shari'ah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
God’s messenger as saying, “If anyone introduces into this affair of ours
صلى الله عليه وسلم من أحدث في أمرنا هذاThe presenter:
The legal living.
The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The presenter:
This "living" is only with respect to the living, because it may intend the dead. We do not intend the living, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
In any case, seeking nearness to Allah through the righteous, whether living or dead, is not permissible.
The presenter:
There is a phrase by some scholars, Shaykh, who said that one does not denounce the one who holds the opposing view in this matter.
The Shaykh:
Did you understand? No, this is a mistake, a mistake. If a Sunnah is reported with its evidence, one denounces the one who opposes it. But a matter of independent legal reasoning (ijtihad) in which there is no evidence, one does not denounce in it. Matters of independent legal reasoning in which there is no evidence, there is no denunciation in them.
The presenter:
Peace be upon you.
Source
التعليق على رياض الصالحين، باب ما يُقال عند رؤية الهلال : الأحاديث : [ 1231 - 1235 ] — islamhouse.com (10:38)
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