From shirk is calling upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)
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The Shaykh : If someone were to call upon the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and say: “O Messenger of Allah, save me, I am poor,” or “O Messenger of Allah, provide me with a wife, I am a bachelor,” or “O Messenger of Allah, grant me a child, I am barren,” or “O Messenger of Allah, make it easy for me to get a car, I have no car,” what would you say about this?
The student: It is shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh : Shirk? Glory to Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the most noble of creation, the Messenger is the most noble of creation. How can calling upon him be shirk? Is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not the most honorable of creation, and was he ever asked for anything but that he gave it?
We say: This is during his lifetime. As for after his death, he cannot do it.
Now, if someone says: “O Messenger of Allah, call upon Allah for me to give me such and such?” He calls upon Allah, not the Messenger. He says, “Call upon Allah, call upon Allah to provide me with wealth.” He does not say, “O Messenger of Allah, provide me with wealth.” He does not say that. But he says his father calls for him in his grave. We say this is an error and misguidance. Why? Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih Muslim 1631 He cannot seek forgiveness for you, he cannot call upon Allah for you ever. His deeds are cut off, it is finished.
If a questioner asked us and said: Is the martyr better or the Prophet? Is the martyr better or the Prophet? What is the answer? The Prophet.[An-Nisa 4:69] The martyrs are in the third rank. The first rank is the prophets, the third rank is the martyrs. Now, the martyr is alive [Ali 'Imran 3:169-170] and so on. And you say the Prophet is better than the martyr. So if the martyr is alive, the Prophet is alive a fortiori, because he is better. The truthful one (siddiq) is alive because he is better than the martyr. Is that clear, everyone? In these three graves that we visit when we pray in the Prophet’s Mosque, there is a Prophet, a truthful one, and a martyr. So if the martyr is alive, the Prophet is alive a fortiori.
What do we say to this man? What do we say? Answer, everyone. This is not a problem! What do we say? Whoever knows, raise your hand. And whoever raises his hand must answer correctly, otherwise he is mistaken. Who? Please.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: It is shirk (associating partners with Allah).
The Shaykh : Shirk? Glory to Allah! The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) is the most noble of creation, the Messenger is the most noble of creation. How can calling upon him be shirk? Is the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) not the most honorable of creation, and was he ever asked for anything but that he gave it?
We say: This is during his lifetime. As for after his death, he cannot do it.
Now, if someone says: “O Messenger of Allah, call upon Allah for me to give me such and such?” He calls upon Allah, not the Messenger. He says, “Call upon Allah, call upon Allah to provide me with wealth.” He does not say, “O Messenger of Allah, provide me with wealth.” He does not say that. But he says his father calls for him in his grave. We say this is an error and misguidance. Why? Because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
When a man dies, his acts come to an end, but three, recurring charity, or knowledge (by which people) benefit, or a pious child, who prays for him (for the deceased).
إذا مات الإنسان انقطع عمله إلا من ثلاث: إلا من صدقة جارية أو علم ينتفع به أو ولد صالح يدعو لهIf a questioner asked us and said: Is the martyr better or the Prophet? Is the martyr better or the Prophet? What is the answer? The Prophet.
And whoever obeys Allah and the Messenger - those will be with the ones upon whom Allah has bestowed favor of the prophets, the steadfast affirmers of truth, the martyrs and the righteous
ومن يطع الله والرسول فأولئك مع الذين أنعم الله عليهم من النبيين والصديقين والشهداء والصالحين(169) And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision, (170) Rejoicing in what Allah has bestowed upon them of His bounty, and they receive good tidings about those [to be martyred] after them who have not yet joined them - that there will be no fear concerning them, nor will they grieve.
ولا تحسبن الذين قتلوا في سبيل الله أمواتا بل أحياء عند ربهم يرزقون فرحين بما آتاهم الله من فضله ويستبشرون بالذين لم يلحقوا بهم من خلفهم أن لا خوف عليهم ولا هم يحزنونWhat do we say to this man? What do we say? Answer, everyone. This is not a problem! What do we say? Whoever knows, raise your hand. And whoever raises his hand must answer correctly, otherwise he is mistaken. Who? Please.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes.