Types of Tawassul

Question:
Abd al-Rahman from Harimla says: What are the types of tawassul?

Answer:
Tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means). Its types are numerous, but some are forbidden and some are permissible. Seeking nearness to Allah through His names and attributes is a prescribed matter, as He said: “So invoke Him by them.” This is tawassul through the names and attributes of Allah. You say, “O Merciful, have mercy on me; O Generous, be generous to me; O Accepter of Repentance, O Forgiver, accept my repentance and forgive me,” and so on. This is a prescribed matter: tawassul through the names and attributes of Allah. Likewise, tawassul through the righteous deeds that have come from the servant; one seeks nearness through his righteous deeds. “Our Lord, we have believed” This is tawassul to Allah through faith and following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). As for those upon whom the rock closed, blocking the cave so they could not get out, they said, “None can save you except the righteousness of your deeds.” So they sought nearness to Allah through their righteous deeds. Some of them sought nearness through their chastity from fornication after they had been able to commit it but left it out of fear of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Some of them sought nearness through their dutifulness to their parents. Some of them sought nearness through preserving the rights of people and safeguarding the wages of the worker until he came and took it from him after a period of time, including the increase that had accrued to it. The owner took it all. So they sought nearness to Allah through that, and the rock opened for them, and they walked out. Yes.

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