The Ruling on Seeking Nearness to Allah Through the Awliya and the Righteous
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to seek nearness to Allah through the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous, and how is that done?
Answer:
Seeking nearness to Allah through the awliya and the righteous, if the intention is to seek nearness through their supplication—seeking nearness by their supplication, where they call upon Allah for him—then there is no harm in that. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sought nearness through the supplication of al-Abbas in the prayer for rain, asking for the rain, and there is no harm in that. He sought nearness through their supplication; they were alive and present with him, and he asked them to supplicate. There is no harm in that. Seeking nearness through their supplication, the supplication of the righteous, there is no harm in this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Is it permissible to seek nearness to Allah through the awliya (close friends of Allah) and the righteous, and how is that done?
Answer:
Seeking nearness to Allah through the awliya and the righteous, if the intention is to seek nearness through their supplication—seeking nearness by their supplication, where they call upon Allah for him—then there is no harm in that. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sought nearness through the supplication of al-Abbas in the prayer for rain, asking for the rain, and there is no harm in that. He sought nearness through their supplication; they were alive and present with him, and he asked them to supplicate. There is no harm in that. Seeking nearness through their supplication, the supplication of the righteous, there is no harm in this. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : تفسير التوحيد وشهادة أن لا إله إلا الله - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:06:49)
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