Traveling to the righteous to seek their supplication
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some of the young men have expanded on seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) by asking the righteous for supplication, to the point that they travel to them just so they will pray for them. Is this permissible or not?
Answer:
O, glory be to Allah! The door of Allah is open, my brother. Do not travel; sit down and supplicate to your Lord, and stand up in the last part of the night and supplicate to your Lord. Allah is near and responsive to supplication.[Ghafir 40:60] But if this person is with you, it is permissible for you to ask him for supplication if he is with you. As for traveling to him, that is not required. That is speaking without any authority that Allah has sent down. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, some of the young men have expanded on seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) by asking the righteous for supplication, to the point that they travel to them just so they will pray for them. Is this permissible or not?
Answer:
O, glory be to Allah! The door of Allah is open, my brother. Do not travel; sit down and supplicate to your Lord, and stand up in the last part of the night and supplicate to your Lord. Allah is near and responsive to supplication.
And your Lord says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you."
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمُ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ
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 (1:13:17)
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