Is it permissible to ask Allah by the right of a creation, such as saying: “O Allah, I ask You by the right of Your intimate friend Ibrahim?”
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to ask Allah the Exalted by the right of a creation, such as saying: “O Allah, I ask You by the right of Your intimate friend Ibrahim?”
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to ask by the right of anyone. You have no connection to the right of a creation. The right of a creation is for him. You ask Allah by your own deeds. You seek nearness to Allah through your deeds, not through the deeds of others or the righteousness of others. This is not valid. What is valid is seeking nearness to Allah through your deeds, while the deeds of people are for them. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:134] Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is it permissible to ask Allah the Exalted by the right of a creation, such as saying: “O Allah, I ask You by the right of Your intimate friend Ibrahim?”
Answer:
No, it is not permissible to ask by the right of anyone. You have no connection to the right of a creation. The right of a creation is for him. You ask Allah by your own deeds. You seek nearness to Allah through your deeds, not through the deeds of others or the righteousness of others. This is not valid. What is valid is seeking nearness to Allah through your deeds, while the deeds of people are for them. Allah the Exalted said:
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 كَسَبْتُمْ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2397- 4717] هل يجوز سؤال الله بحق المخلوق كقول: اللهم إني أسألك بحق خليلك إبراهيم؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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