The Ruling on Seeking Nearness to Allah in Supplication Through the Messenger and the Righteous
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for me to seek nearness to Allah in my supplication through the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the righteous?
Answer:
No, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not permissible to seek nearness to Allah through a created being. Seek nearness to Allah through His names and attributes[Al-A'raf 7:180]. Seek nearness through your righteous deeds as well; your righteous deeds are a means of seeking nearness, and this is also prescribed. As for seeking nearness to Allah through created beings, this is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible for me to seek nearness to Allah in my supplication through the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the righteous?
Answer:
No, this is a bid'ah (religious innovation). It is not permissible to seek nearness to Allah through a created being. Seek nearness to Allah through His names and attributes
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them.
وَلِلَّهِ الْأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَىٰ فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل فيما في الشرك والزنا واللواطة من الخبث — islamhouse.com (54:38)
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