How do we respond to those who cite the boy's statement (I seek refuge in the Messenger of Allah) as evidence for the permissibility of calling for aid (istighathah) to the Prophet?
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The questioner:
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Islam.
The questioner:
May Allah give you a good morning, dear Shaykh. I have three questions, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
I give you permission. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner:
Shaykh, this is the third time I have called, and I waited until the adhan, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If so, may Allah reward you with good. Bring up one.
The questioner:
No, no, three, Shaykh. This is the third time, by Allah, that I have called, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
I am covering you.
The questioner:
Shaykh, in Sahih Muslim, it is narrated from Abu Mas'ud al-Badri that he was Shaykh, some of those who permit calling for aid (istighathah) to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and supplicating to him cite this as evidence. They say he sought refuge in the Prophet, and he did not rebuke him.
The Shaykh:
If the Messenger is present, there is no harm. And he sought refuge in you from your child, and he sought refuge in you from your brother, and he was being beaten, there is no harm. But the dead and the absent,
The questioner:
I mean, if I say to my father, "Shaykh, I seek refuge in you from so-and-so," is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
The one who is present, Fahd, or the one who is absent?
The questioner:
There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh:
No, you have no enemy over you.
The presenter:
Yes, peace be upon you. The call was to the Honorable Shaykh 'Ali Zambaz on the morning of Thursday, the twenty-first of Jumada al-Ula, in the year 1417 AH.
Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh:
Islam.
The questioner:
May Allah give you a good morning, dear Shaykh. I have three questions, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
I give you permission. May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner:
Shaykh, this is the third time I have called, and I waited until the adhan, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
If so, may Allah reward you with good. Bring up one.
The questioner:
No, no, three, Shaykh. This is the third time, by Allah, that I have called, Shaykh.
The Shaykh:
I am covering you.
The questioner:
Shaykh, in Sahih Muslim, it is narrated from Abu Mas'ud al-Badri that he was
He struck his boy, and the boy kept saying, "I seek refuge in Allah." So he kept striking him, and he said, "I seek refuge in the Messenger of Allah," so he left him alone. He said to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), "By Allah, I am more capable of controlling you than you are of controlling him."
يضرب غلامه فجعل يقول أعوذ بالله قال فجعل يضربه فقال أعوذ برسول الله فتركه فقال للنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم والله إلا الله أقدر عليك منك عليهThe Shaykh:
If the Messenger is present, there is no harm. And he sought refuge in you from your child, and he sought refuge in you from your brother, and he was being beaten, there is no harm. But the dead and the absent,
The questioner:
I mean, if I say to my father, "Shaykh, I seek refuge in you from so-and-so," is that permissible?
The Shaykh:
The one who is present, Fahd, or the one who is absent?
The questioner:
There is nothing wrong with it.
The Shaykh:
No, you have no enemy over you.
The presenter:
Yes, peace be upon you. The call was to the Honorable Shaykh 'Ali Zambaz on the morning of Thursday, the twenty-first of Jumada al-Ula, in the year 1417 AH.
Source
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