Asking Others for Supplication and the Perfection of Faith
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Question:
Does asking others for supplication contradict the perfection of faith, as some scholars have said?
Answer:
Yes. Shaykh al-Islam says that it is better for you to make the supplication yourself than to ask someone else to do it, because asking others involves a need for them. It is better for you to call upon your Lord yourself than to ask someone else. However, if you ask them to do it, that is permissible. If you ask them, it is permissible. But it is better for you to make the supplication yourself, because supplication is an act of worship for which you are rewarded. Also, this involves being independent of people. Shaykh al-Islam says that the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement to 'Umar, “Do not forget us,” is not from the category of needing 'Umar’s supplication, but rather from the category of honoring 'Umar with it. For this reason, 'Umar said, “I would not want to have this word for myself; I would not want to have such and such for it.” He was very pleased with it, because this was an honor for 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to honor him with this word. Yes.
Does asking others for supplication contradict the perfection of faith, as some scholars have said?
Answer:
Yes. Shaykh al-Islam says that it is better for you to make the supplication yourself than to ask someone else to do it, because asking others involves a need for them. It is better for you to call upon your Lord yourself than to ask someone else. However, if you ask them to do it, that is permissible. If you ask them, it is permissible. But it is better for you to make the supplication yourself, because supplication is an act of worship for which you are rewarded. Also, this involves being independent of people. Shaykh al-Islam says that the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) statement to 'Umar, “Do not forget us,” is not from the category of needing 'Umar’s supplication, but rather from the category of honoring 'Umar with it. For this reason, 'Umar said, “I would not want to have this word for myself; I would not want to have such and such for it.” He was very pleased with it, because this was an honor for 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to honor him with this word. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ } — islamhouse.com (1:12:10)
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