The Ruling on Asking Others for Supplication
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Question:
What is the ruling on asking others to make du'a' (supplication) for you?
Answer:
My brother, if there is someone present who is righteous, you may ask him to make du'a' for you. No, but it is better for you to call upon Allah yourself than to ask people to do so. It is better for you to call upon Allah than to ask people to make du'a' for you. He is ignorant of the permissibility, but leaving it is better, and it is better for a person to make du'a' for himself. Yes.
What is the ruling on asking others to make du'a' (supplication) for you?
Answer:
My brother, if there is someone present who is righteous, you may ask him to make du'a' for you. No, but it is better for you to call upon Allah yourself than to ask people to do so. It is better for you to call upon Allah than to ask people to make du'a' for you. He is ignorant of the permissibility, but leaving it is better, and it is better for a person to make du'a' for himself. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب الشفاعة — islamhouse.com (1:04:56)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.