How to reconcile Allah’s saying, “So he who was of his party called for help,” with the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, “He does not call for help through me, but rather…”?
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: How do we reconcile Allah’s (Glorified and Exalted is He) statement regarding Moses (peace be upon him),[Al-Qasas 28:15], with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that one does not call for help through him, but rather calls for help through Allah?
Answer:
This is from the words of Moses (peace be upon him); this is the speech of Moses. Allah related this about the Israelite man, who was of his party, meaning from the Children of Israel, against the one who was of his enemy, meaning from the Copts, the people of Pharaoh. They were fighting and striking each other, a Copt and an Israelite. The Israelite called for help from Moses (peace be upon him) because Moses was from the Children of Israel. He who was of his party, meaning from the Children of Israel, called for help against the one who was of his enemy, the Copt. So the one who called for help was the Israelite, not Moses (peace be upon him). But Moses was able to help him, so there is no harm in this, there is no harm in this. Yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, asks: How do we reconcile Allah’s (Glorified and Exalted is He) statement regarding Moses (peace be upon him),
the one from his faction called for help to him against the one from his enemy
فَاسْتَغَاثَهُ الَّذِي مِن شِيعَتِهِ عَلَى الَّذِي مِنْ عَدُوِّهِAnswer:
This is from the words of Moses (peace be upon him); this is the speech of Moses. Allah related this about the Israelite man, who was of his party, meaning from the Children of Israel, against the one who was of his enemy, meaning from the Copts, the people of Pharaoh. They were fighting and striking each other, a Copt and an Israelite. The Israelite called for help from Moses (peace be upon him) because Moses was from the Children of Israel. He who was of his party, meaning from the Children of Israel, called for help against the one who was of his enemy, the Copt. So the one who called for help was the Israelite, not Moses (peace be upon him). But Moses was able to help him, so there is no harm in this, there is no harm in this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1037 /1350] كيف الجمع بين قوله تعالى "فاستغاثه الذي من شيعته" وقوله ﷺ «إنه لا يستغاث بي وإنما..»؟ — youtube.com
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