What is the ruling on some people asking by Allah, intending to seek intercession with Allah over the creation?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on some people asking by Allah, intending to seek intercession with Allah over the creation?
The Shaykh : No, no. Seeking intercession with Allah over you is forbidden; it is not permissible. But if he says, “I ask you by Allah,” some people intend this meaning, meaning they intend to seek intercession with Allah over you. If this is his intention, it is forbidden. Sometimes he says, “I ask you by Allah,” meaning by the right of Allah, meaning I compel you by what Allah has of a right over you to give me such-and-such. Is this little? Which is little? If he intends the first, it must be prohibited, if his intention is seeking intercession. But in my opinion, those who say, “I ask you by Allah,” intend to compel you by the right of Allah, meaning if Allah is honored in your eyes, then I ask you by Him. But if he intends to make Him an intercessor, meaning a medium between you and Him, then this is forbidden.
The Shaykh : No, no. Seeking intercession with Allah over you is forbidden; it is not permissible. But if he says, “I ask you by Allah,” some people intend this meaning, meaning they intend to seek intercession with Allah over you. If this is his intention, it is forbidden. Sometimes he says, “I ask you by Allah,” meaning by the right of Allah, meaning I compel you by what Allah has of a right over you to give me such-and-such. Is this little? Which is little? If he intends the first, it must be prohibited, if his intention is seeking intercession. But in my opinion, those who say, “I ask you by Allah,” intend to compel you by the right of Allah, meaning if Allah is honored in your eyes, then I ask you by Him. But if he intends to make Him an intercessor, meaning a medium between you and Him, then this is forbidden.