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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Supplication with what the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked for, and whether it is seeking nearness to Allah through a means

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Question:
This questioner says: Is the supplication
Say: 'Allahumma inni as'aluka min khairi ma sa'alaka minhu nabiyyuka Muhammadun sallallahu 'alaihi wa sallamتقول اللهم إني أسألك من خير ما سألك منه نبيك محمد صلى الله عليه وسلم
Riyad as-Salihin 1492
to the end, he says: Is this supplication seeking nearness to Allah through a means other than Allah?

Answer:
No, you supplicate with what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated with; you follow this as a following of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب : ما جاء أن سبب كفر بني آدم وتركهم دينهم هو الغلو في الصالحين — islamhouse.com (1:12:06)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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