The Meaning of Tawassul in the Hadith of the Blind Man Who Came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
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Your Eminence! We mentioned in the hadith of the blind man’s tawassul that it is a hadith about which scholars have spoken critically, and it is (O Allah, I turn to You.
); because some scholars have authenticated this hadith, so we seek an answer to his statement when the blind man learned the supplication in part of the hadith, he said: (O Muhammad! I turn to You through you to your Lord) and at the end of the hadith, the narrator mentioned that he said: (The man came to us as if nothing was wrong with him) This indicates that the man was outside, or was not with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and yet he supplicated for him,So he said: (O Muhammad) , what is the answer to that?
The answer to this is as mentioned by Shaykh al-Islam in Tawassul and al-Wasilah, and refer to his words in this book,That his saying: (I seek nearness to You through your Prophet) has two meanings: The first meaning is: I seek nearness to You through faith in your Prophet.
And the second meaning: I seek nearness to You through your Prophet,Yes: through his supplication, and that he asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate for him, and this is the specific requirement; in order for us to align with the other evidence.
The questioner: He said: (O Muhammad) ?The Shaykh: O Muhammad, in the sense that it exists, refer to the book I told you about, Tawassul and al-Wasilah, so that the matter becomes clear to you.
); because some scholars have authenticated this hadith, so we seek an answer to his statement when the blind man learned the supplication in part of the hadith, he said: (O Muhammad! I turn to You through you to your Lord) and at the end of the hadith, the narrator mentioned that he said: (The man came to us as if nothing was wrong with him) This indicates that the man was outside, or was not with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and yet he supplicated for him,So he said: (O Muhammad) , what is the answer to that?
The answer to this is as mentioned by Shaykh al-Islam in Tawassul and al-Wasilah, and refer to his words in this book,That his saying: (I seek nearness to You through your Prophet) has two meanings: The first meaning is: I seek nearness to You through faith in your Prophet.
And the second meaning: I seek nearness to You through your Prophet,Yes: through his supplication, and that he asked the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate for him, and this is the specific requirement; in order for us to align with the other evidence.
The questioner: He said: (O Muhammad) ?The Shaykh: O Muhammad, in the sense that it exists, refer to the book I told you about, Tawassul and al-Wasilah, so that the matter becomes clear to you.