Seeking Nearness to Allah Through the Messenger According to Imam Ahmad
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The Shaykh:
Hmm?
The questioner:
It is authentically reported from Imam Ahmad that he holds that seeking nearness to Allah is done through the Messenger only.
The Shaykh:
What is sought in this matter is the well-known position attributed to him and to others, which is the prohibition, and the prohibition is the stronger position.
The questioner:
This is also the well-known position attributed to him.
The Shaykh:
So they have lied about him in a narration from him, but that narration is invalid and erroneous, even if Hamd and others said it, it is erroneous.
Hmm?
The questioner:
It is authentically reported from Imam Ahmad that he holds that seeking nearness to Allah is done through the Messenger only.
The Shaykh:
What is sought in this matter is the well-known position attributed to him and to others, which is the prohibition, and the prohibition is the stronger position.
The questioner:
This is also the well-known position attributed to him.
The Shaykh:
So they have lied about him in a narration from him, but that narration is invalid and erroneous, even if Hamd and others said it, it is erroneous.
Source
شرح كشف الشبهات [ ابن باز ]، بداية من الفصل الأول : بيان أن مهمة الرسل الأولى : تحقيق توحيد العبادة — islamhouse.com (1:11:16)
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