The Ruling on Seeking Nearness to Allah Through the Status of the Messenger
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on asking Allah and seeking nearness to Him through the status of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
You heard the answer: this is not permissible, this is not permissible. What is the evidence? There is no evidence. One does not ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) except by His names and attributes and by the righteous deeds coming from the questioner. This is what one uses to seek nearness to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). One seeks nearness through the supplication of the righteous living people, asking them to call upon Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), just as 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him), the uncle of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), to call upon Allah for rain. So he called upon Allah for rain, and Allah gave them rain. So asking for supplication from the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous people who are present and alive is not a problem. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on asking Allah and seeking nearness to Him through the status of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)?
Answer:
You heard the answer: this is not permissible, this is not permissible. What is the evidence? There is no evidence. One does not ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) except by His names and attributes and by the righteous deeds coming from the questioner. This is what one uses to seek nearness to Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). One seeks nearness through the supplication of the righteous living people, asking them to call upon Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He), just as 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) asked al-'Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib (may Allah be pleased with him), the uncle of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), to call upon Allah for rain. So he called upon Allah for rain, and Allah gave them rain. So asking for supplication from the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous people who are present and alive is not a problem. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، تتمة فصل فيما في الشرك والزنا واللواطة من الخبث — islamhouse.com (57:18)
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