The issue of seeking blessing from the relics of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner: That the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is sought for blessing... ... .
The Shaykh: ... that the Companions used to seek blessing from the ablution water of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and the story is well known in the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, and we have no need to lengthen the discussion. Seeking blessing from the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) during his lifetime is something that cannot be denied in terms of the strength of its authenticity. However, is it prescribed to seek blessing from any of the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) if some of them are preserved until this time? As is mentioned in some Islamic countries, there is a hair from the hair of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) preserved in a piece of glass, which they present in some countries like Syria and Egypt in their celebrations of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) birthday, and they seek blessing from his hair (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him). This is a matter we do not see... and it is not permissible; because it was not... the practice of our righteous predecessors. That is what came in the report of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), as narrated by Sa'id ibn Mansur in his "Sunan" and Ibn Abi Shaybah in his "Musannaf," that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Hajj during his caliphate, so he stopped at a place and saw one of the people with him, who might have been from some of the Companions or from the Tabi'un... "It was only the following of the relics of their prophets that destroyed those who came before you..." It is not permissible to show such reverence regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the one who said:Ash-Shama'il Al-Muhammadiyah 329Sahih (Zubair `Aliza'i). So, if seeking blessing from the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) occurred during his lifetime (peace and blessings be upon him), it occurred from people in whom tawhid (the oneness of Allah) was firmly established in their hearts, and there was no fear that it would become a means for them to deviate from this tawhid and fall into this... that they fell into... ... .
The Shaykh: ... that the Companions used to seek blessing from the ablution water of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), and the story is well known in the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah, and we have no need to lengthen the discussion. Seeking blessing from the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) during his lifetime is something that cannot be denied in terms of the strength of its authenticity. However, is it prescribed to seek blessing from any of the relics of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) if some of them are preserved until this time? As is mentioned in some Islamic countries, there is a hair from the hair of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) preserved in a piece of glass, which they present in some countries like Syria and Egypt in their celebrations of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) birthday, and they seek blessing from his hair (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him). This is a matter we do not see... and it is not permissible; because it was not... the practice of our righteous predecessors. That is what came in the report of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), as narrated by Sa'id ibn Mansur in his "Sunan" and Ibn Abi Shaybah in his "Musannaf," that 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) performed Hajj during his caliphate, so he stopped at a place and saw one of the people with him, who might have been from some of the Companions or from the Tabi'un... "It was only the following of the relics of their prophets that destroyed those who came before you..." It is not permissible to show such reverence regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the one who said:
Do not extol me as the Christians extolled [Jesus] the son of Mary. I am merely a servant,’ so say: '[He is] Allah’s servant and His Messenger.’
لا تطروني كما أطرت النصارى عيسى بن مريم ، إنما أنا عبد ؛ فقولوا : عبد الله ورسوله
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