The Sufis' claim that the dead hear the call
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the Sufis among us say that the dead buried in the graves hear the call, and they use this as evidence for the permissibility of making du'a' to them and seeking nearness to Allah through them (tawassul).
Answer:
He says:[Fatir 35:14] And these people say they hear. Which one is it: the one who believes in Allah, or the one who believes in these superstitious claims?
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: Some of the Sufis among us say that the dead buried in the graves hear the call, and they use this as evidence for the permissibility of making du'a' to them and seeking nearness to Allah through them (tawassul).
Answer:
He says:
If you invoke them, they do not hear your supplication; and if they heard, they would not respond to you
إِن تَدْعُوهُمْ لَا يَسْمَعُوا دُعَاءَكُمْ وَلَوْ سَمِعُوا مَا اسْتَجَابُوا لَكُمْ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن أعظم مكايده التي كاد بها أكثر الناس — islamhouse.com (1:08:22)
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