What is the ruling on seeking nearness to Allah through the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)?
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The questioner : The status, asking by the status of the Prophet (peace be upon him), is it permissible or not permissible?
The Shaykh : I mean, does the person say, "O Lord, I ask You by the status of Muhammad to forgive me, for example"?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. No, everything that is related to a created being is a created being, and seeking nearness to Allah through a created being is not permissible; for Allah is greater than that; but a person seeks nearness to Allah by what is established in the Shari'ah and does not go beyond that at all; now look, briefly and concisely, you will find that people, all people, including some of the special ones and some of the scholars and shaykhs, have become accustomed in their supplications to asking by the status of Muhammad and by the right of Muhammad; have you heard any of them become accustomed to seeking nearness to Allah by one of the names of Allah or by one of His attributes? The answer is no.
The questioner : I actually heard a lot...
The Shaykh : The answer is no, how did you hear a lot, show me a shaykh who seeks nearness when he supplicates for the general people in the mosque saying, "I ask You that You are Allah, the One, the Eternal, who has not begotten nor been begotten, and there is none comparable to Him."
The questioner : I honestly heard this supplication more than once in the city of pilgrims.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, you heard it from one person, this does not break the rule we are talking about.
The questioner : Yes, this does not break the rule, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah, we did not speak about the people of the Sunnah regarding execution, but we say that these are a few, meaning we say instead of them becoming accustomed to the thing that is prescribed and established in the Sunnah, they become accustomed to the thing that is abandoned and not established in the Sunnah.
The questioner : You are correct.
The Shaykh : I mean, they are verifying the verse that Allah revealed regarding the Jews[Al-Baqarah 2:61] This is the substitution.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The Shaykh : I mean, does the person say, "O Lord, I ask You by the status of Muhammad to forgive me, for example"?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. No, everything that is related to a created being is a created being, and seeking nearness to Allah through a created being is not permissible; for Allah is greater than that; but a person seeks nearness to Allah by what is established in the Shari'ah and does not go beyond that at all; now look, briefly and concisely, you will find that people, all people, including some of the special ones and some of the scholars and shaykhs, have become accustomed in their supplications to asking by the status of Muhammad and by the right of Muhammad; have you heard any of them become accustomed to seeking nearness to Allah by one of the names of Allah or by one of His attributes? The answer is no.
The questioner : I actually heard a lot...
The Shaykh : The answer is no, how did you hear a lot, show me a shaykh who seeks nearness when he supplicates for the general people in the mosque saying, "I ask You that You are Allah, the One, the Eternal, who has not begotten nor been begotten, and there is none comparable to Him."
The questioner : I honestly heard this supplication more than once in the city of pilgrims.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you, you heard it from one person, this does not break the rule we are talking about.
The questioner : Yes, this does not break the rule, that is correct.
The Shaykh : Glory be to Allah, we did not speak about the people of the Sunnah regarding execution, but we say that these are a few, meaning we say instead of them becoming accustomed to the thing that is prescribed and established in the Sunnah, they become accustomed to the thing that is abandoned and not established in the Sunnah.
The questioner : You are correct.
The Shaykh : I mean, they are verifying the verse that Allah revealed regarding the Jews
Would you exchange what is better for what is less?
أتستبدلون الذي هو أدنى بالذي هو خيرThe questioner : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
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