The Imam Who Seeks the Aid of the Awliya: Is He to Be Obeyed?
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The Shaykh : A polytheist? A polytheist, what do you mean?
The questioner : I mean the ruler seeks the aid of the awliya!
The Shaykh : Who is the polytheist?
The questioner : The ruler.
The Shaykh : The ruler? He should be advised and called to the oneness of Allah first. It should be said: Establish the oneness of Allah before everything. And if he seeks the aid of the awliya, let him look at the awliya: are they among the awliya (close friends of Allah) or among the enemies of Allah? Because not everyone who says, "I am a wali," is a wali. It is possible that he is not.
The questioner : What if he said: Build domes over the graves?
The Shaykh : No, no, that is not permissible. If he told us to build domes over the graves, we would say: No obedience and no compliance.
The questioner : I mean the ruler seeks the aid of the awliya!
The Shaykh : Who is the polytheist?
The questioner : The ruler.
The Shaykh : The ruler? He should be advised and called to the oneness of Allah first. It should be said: Establish the oneness of Allah before everything. And if he seeks the aid of the awliya, let him look at the awliya: are they among the awliya (close friends of Allah) or among the enemies of Allah? Because not everyone who says, "I am a wali," is a wali. It is possible that he is not.
The questioner : What if he said: Build domes over the graves?
The Shaykh : No, no, that is not permissible. If he told us to build domes over the graves, we would say: No obedience and no compliance.