And what is the ruling on a supplication like this: “I ask You by what Your righteous servants asked You by,” “I ask You by Your right over Your creation”?
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The questioner:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, and what is the ruling on supplicating and asking with these supplications: “I ask You by what Your righteous servants asked You by”?
The Shaykh:
Fine, this one: “I ask You by what Your servant, Messenger, and Prophet, Your servant, Messenger, and Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and Your righteous servants asked You by.” You are supplicating with their supplications, you are supplicating with their supplications, yes.
The questioner:
And asking with the phrase “and I ask You.”
The Shaykh:
No, you are not seeking nearness to Allah through their supplication, but rather because their supplication is their deed. You are asking Allah in the same manner in which they asked, in the same manner in which they asked Allah the Exalted, yes.
The questioner:
And likewise asking with the phrase “and I ask You by Your right over Your creation,” and I ask You.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible, this is not permissible, because this has not been transmitted. Yes.
The questioner:
And I ask You by the right of those who circumambulate around Your Throne.
The Shaykh:
This was mentioned before: “I ask You by the right of the supplicants.” What does that mean? The right of the supplicants over Allah is that He answers them. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is near and responsive. So this is one of the attributes of Allah: that you seek nearness to Allah because He answers the supplicants. This is one of the attributes of Allah. Seeking nearness to Allah through His attributes is prescribed. Seeking nearness to Allah through His names and attributes is prescribed.
The presenter:
Yes.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, and what is the ruling on supplicating and asking with these supplications: “I ask You by what Your righteous servants asked You by”?
The Shaykh:
Fine, this one: “I ask You by what Your servant, Messenger, and Prophet, Your servant, Messenger, and Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and Your righteous servants asked You by.” You are supplicating with their supplications, you are supplicating with their supplications, yes.
The questioner:
And asking with the phrase “and I ask You.”
The Shaykh:
No, you are not seeking nearness to Allah through their supplication, but rather because their supplication is their deed. You are asking Allah in the same manner in which they asked, in the same manner in which they asked Allah the Exalted, yes.
The questioner:
And likewise asking with the phrase “and I ask You by Your right over Your creation,” and I ask You.
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible, this is not permissible, because this has not been transmitted. Yes.
The questioner:
And I ask You by the right of those who circumambulate around Your Throne.
The Shaykh:
This was mentioned before: “I ask You by the right of the supplicants.” What does that mean? The right of the supplicants over Allah is that He answers them. And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) is near and responsive. So this is one of the attributes of Allah: that you seek nearness to Allah because He answers the supplicants. This is one of the attributes of Allah. Seeking nearness to Allah through His attributes is prescribed. Seeking nearness to Allah through His names and attributes is prescribed.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [760 /1350] وما حكم مثل هذا الدعاء "أسألك بما سألك به عبادك الصالحون"، "أسألك بحقك على خلقك"..؟ — youtube.com
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