The ruling on relying on a person to wake you up for prayer
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If I tell a person, “I am relying on you, so-and-so, to wake me up from sleep for prayer or for other things,” does this count as seeking help from other than Allah?
Answer:
This is seeking help with something that this loving person is capable of, and he is able to wake you up for prayer, my brother. There is nothing wrong with it.[Al-Ma'idah 5:2], Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1425Sahih (Darussalam).
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If I tell a person, “I am relying on you, so-and-so, to wake me up from sleep for prayer or for other things,” does this count as seeking help from other than Allah?
Answer:
This is seeking help with something that this loving person is capable of, and he is able to wake you up for prayer, my brother. There is nothing wrong with it.
And cooperate in righteousness and piety
وَتَعَاوَنُوا عَلَى الْبِرِّ وَالتَّقْوَىٰAnd Allah is engaged in helping the worshipper as long as the worshipper is engaged in helping his brother.
والله في عون العبد ما كان العبد في عون أخيه
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب : من الشرك أن يستغيث بغير الله أو يدعو غيره — islamhouse.com (49:47)
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