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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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A man saying to his brother: Do not forget us in your good supplication

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, what is the ruling on a man saying to his Muslim brother, "Do not forget us in your good supplication"?

Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said this to 'Umar when 'Umar wanted to travel for 'Umrah. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him:
do not forget me inلا تنسنا يا أخي من
Sunan Abi Dawud 1498Da'if (Al-Albani)
There is no harm in this; it is good that you ask your brother to make du'a' for you. Yes. This is a permissible, prescribed form of tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means): asking the righteous for du'a' is a prescribed tawassul. Yes.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الشهادات — islamhouse.com (52:15)

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