What is the ruling on this supplication: “O Allah, we seek nearness to You through Your Prophet”?
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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the supplication of some people: “O Allah, we seek nearness to You through Your Prophet”?
Answer:
This is not permissible; this is a supplication that is not permissible. Seeking nearness (tawassul) to Allah through the Prophet in supplication is not permissible, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). Do you mean that one calls upon Allah directly without seeking nearness through the Prophet? Yes. If he says, “Through my following of Your Prophet, my practice, my following and my love for Your Prophet,” then there is nothing wrong with that, because this is seeking nearness through deeds. But seeking nearness through the person of the Prophet is a matter that is not permissible. Yes.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the supplication of some people: “O Allah, we seek nearness to You through Your Prophet”?
Answer:
This is not permissible; this is a supplication that is not permissible. Seeking nearness (tawassul) to Allah through the Prophet in supplication is not permissible, because this is a means to shirk (associating partners with Allah). Do you mean that one calls upon Allah directly without seeking nearness through the Prophet? Yes. If he says, “Through my following of Your Prophet, my practice, my following and my love for Your Prophet,” then there is nothing wrong with that, because this is seeking nearness through deeds. But seeking nearness through the person of the Prophet is a matter that is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [273 /1350] ما حكم هذا الدعاء "اللهم إنا بنبيك نتوسل"؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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