What is your opinion of a shaykh who says that seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) via the Messenger is permissible?
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The questioner : Likewise, may Allah reward you, O shaykh. In a question like the one you asked before, about a shaykh of ours who says that seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) via the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) is permissible?
The Shaykh : This is instead of you saying that he is a shaykh.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He knows nothing of the knowledge.
The questioner : I mean, seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) is not permissible, not through...
The Shaykh : Seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) is not permissible except through Allah alone.
The questioner : I mean, do you not intend, I mean, do you mean sending blessings upon the Messenger?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, my brother. Ask and understand the answer.
The questioner : I understand what you mean.
The Shaykh : Seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) is not permissible except through Allah.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And that is all.
The questioner : Yes, we understand this, because we were in the city of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : We used to attend lessons there.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : We just want to inquire because there are people here, I mean, many in the mosque insist on this statement. They say, is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Leave them alone, my brother. Do not pay attention to them. These and those do not know the Sunnah. These people do not know except what they found their fathers and grandfathers upon.
The questioner : My master, we got your number from Abu Yahya, I mean, a young man here with us in the mosque.
The Shaykh : This is instead of you saying that he is a shaykh.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : He knows nothing of the knowledge.
The questioner : I mean, seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) is not permissible, not through...
The Shaykh : Seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) is not permissible except through Allah alone.
The questioner : I mean, do you not intend, I mean, do you mean sending blessings upon the Messenger?
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, my brother. Ask and understand the answer.
The questioner : I understand what you mean.
The Shaykh : Seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) is not permissible except through Allah.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : And that is all.
The questioner : Yes, we understand this, because we were in the city of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : We used to attend lessons there.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : We just want to inquire because there are people here, I mean, many in the mosque insist on this statement. They say, is it permissible or not?
The Shaykh : Leave them alone, my brother. Do not pay attention to them. These and those do not know the Sunnah. These people do not know except what they found their fathers and grandfathers upon.
The questioner : My master, we got your number from Abu Yahya, I mean, a young man here with us in the mosque.
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