Comparing the supplication of worship and the supplication of asking
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, which is better: the supplication of worship or the supplication of asking?
The Shaykh:
All of them, for worship and asking for help require all of them. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the stronger position regarding Luqman?
The Shaykh:
And the supplication of worship is a means to the supplication of asking, so you seek nearness to Allah through His names and attributes first, and then you ask for your need.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, which is better: the supplication of worship or the supplication of asking?
The Shaykh:
All of them, for worship and asking for help require all of them. Yes.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the stronger position regarding Luqman?
The Shaykh:
And the supplication of worship is a means to the supplication of asking, so you seek nearness to Allah through His names and attributes first, and then you ask for your need.
Source
شرح قاعدة جليلة في التوسل والوسيلة، بداية من قوله : وفي الصحيحين من حديث أبي سعيد وأبي هريرة - رضي الله عنهما — islamhouse.com (1:16:26)
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