The Ruling on Seeking Nearness to Allah Through the Supplication of the Righteous
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how authentic is this supplication: “O Allah, I seek nearness to You through the supplication of the righteous among Your servants”?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. Seeking nearness to Allah through the deed of another person— the supplication of the righteous is their deed, not your deed. You do not seek nearness to Allah through the deed of another; rather, you seek nearness to Allah through your own deed. Seeking nearness to Allah through the deed of the doer is not the deed of another. What is your connection to the deeds of others and the righteousness of others? You have no share in that.[Al-Baqarah 2:134]. [Al-Baqarah 2:134] Yes.
The presenter:
Yes,
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how authentic is this supplication: “O Allah, I seek nearness to You through the supplication of the righteous among Your servants”?
Answer:
No, this is not permissible. Seeking nearness to Allah through the deed of another person— the supplication of the righteous is their deed, not your deed. You do not seek nearness to Allah through the deed of another; rather, you seek nearness to Allah through your own deed. Seeking nearness to Allah through the deed of the doer is not the deed of another. What is your connection to the deeds of others and the righteousness of others? You have no share in that.
That was a nation which has passed on. It will have [the consequence of] what it earned, and you will have what you have earned
تِلْكَ أُمَّةٌ قَدْ خَلَتْ لَهَا مَا كَسَبَتْ وَلَكُم مَّا كَسَبْتُمْasked about what they used to do.
تُسْأَلُونَ عَمَّا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَThe presenter:
Yes,
Source
شرح رسالة العبودية لشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية، بداية من قوله : ما ذئبان جائعان أرسلا في زريبة غنم بأفسد لها من حرص المرء على المال والشرف لدينه — islamhouse.com (56:19)
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