The Ruling on Seeking Nearness to Allah Through the Status or Blessing of a Person
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Question:
The Shaykh says: I am asking about a phrase that some people repeat: “O Allah, by the status of so-and-so with You, or by the blessing of so-and-so, or by the sanctity of so-and-so with You, do such-and-such for me.”
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and it is among the prohibited forms of tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means). Therefore, it is not permissible to seek nearness to Allah through the status of anyone, or through the person of anyone, or through the right of anyone; because this is something that has not come in the Book or the Sunnah, so it is a bid'ah. Yes.
The Shaykh says: I am asking about a phrase that some people repeat: “O Allah, by the status of so-and-so with You, or by the blessing of so-and-so, or by the sanctity of so-and-so with You, do such-and-such for me.”
Answer:
This is a bid'ah (religious innovation), and it is among the prohibited forms of tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means). Therefore, it is not permissible to seek nearness to Allah through the status of anyone, or through the person of anyone, or through the right of anyone; because this is something that has not come in the Book or the Sunnah, so it is a bid'ah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، نور على الدرب 173 من المجموعة الثالثة للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (19:28)
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