The ruling on seeking nearness to Allah through the status of the Prophet and clarification of the prescribed means of seeking nearness
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Question:
A man says in his supplications sometimes: "O Allah, by the honor of the Messenger, heal me, and by the status of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), make my affairs easy." I told him that this is not permissible, and that supplication is to be made to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) by His greatness, His power, and His status. If you want to say something else instead of this, do so, and say: "O Allah, intercede for Your Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." Is what I told the man correct, O Shaykh? What is the ruling on supplicating by the honor and status of the noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And what should I do if I was wrong in saying this? Guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Your speech is good, and you are correct. You are correct in what you did. It is not prescribed to seek nearness to Allah by the honor of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), nor by the right of the Messenger, nor by his status, nor by the status of so-and-so, nor by the right of the prophets, nor by the honor of the prophets; because Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has not prescribed that. Rather, He has prescribed for us seeking nearness to Him by His names and attributes, and by righteous deeds. This is the means in supplication. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf: 180]. And He has prescribed for us seeking nearness to Him by His attributes, such as when you ask Him and say: "O Allah, I ask You by Your mercy, Your generosity, and Your nobility to forgive me, by Your knowledge of the unseen, by Your power over creation to forgive me and have mercy on me." Or you seek nearness to Him by your righteous deeds, by your repentance to Him, your faith in Him (Glorified and Exalted is He), your tawhid (the oneness of Allah) of Him, and your love for Him. Or by your obedience to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and your love for the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Or by your performance of prayer for Allah alone (Glorified and Exalted is He), or similar righteous deeds.
As for seeking nearness to Allah by the status of so-and-so, or the honor of so-and-so, or the right of so-and-so, this is not permissible according to the correct view held by the majority of scholars.
The basis for this is the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He): [Al-A'raf: 180]. And likewise, what is authentic from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) regarding teaching people to seek nearness to Allah by His attributes, His names, and by righteous deeds.
Three men fell into a cave, and the cave was blocked by a large rock that they could not move. They said among themselves: "There is nothing that will save you from this calamity except that you call upon Allah by your righteous deeds." So they called upon Allah and asked Him by their righteous deeds; then Allah relieved them and moved the rock away from them.
One of them sought nearness to Allah by his kindness to his parents.
The second sought nearness to Allah by his chastity from unlawful sexual intercourse.
And the third is seeking nearness to Allah through the fulfillment of the trust, so Allah relieved them (may Allah be pleased with them) . This is the lawful means, yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
A man says in his supplications sometimes: "O Allah, by the honor of the Messenger, heal me, and by the status of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), make my affairs easy." I told him that this is not permissible, and that supplication is to be made to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) by His greatness, His power, and His status. If you want to say something else instead of this, do so, and say: "O Allah, intercede for Your Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." Is what I told the man correct, O Shaykh? What is the ruling on supplicating by the honor and status of the noble Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him)? And what should I do if I was wrong in saying this? Guide us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Your speech is good, and you are correct. You are correct in what you did. It is not prescribed to seek nearness to Allah by the honor of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), nor by the right of the Messenger, nor by his status, nor by the status of so-and-so, nor by the right of the prophets, nor by the honor of the prophets; because Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) has not prescribed that. Rather, He has prescribed for us seeking nearness to Him by His names and attributes, and by righteous deeds. This is the means in supplication. Allah the Exalted said:
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them
وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَاAs for seeking nearness to Allah by the status of so-and-so, or the honor of so-and-so, or the right of so-and-so, this is not permissible according to the correct view held by the majority of scholars.
The basis for this is the saying of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He):
And to Allah belong the best names, so invoke Him by them
وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَاThree men fell into a cave, and the cave was blocked by a large rock that they could not move. They said among themselves: "There is nothing that will save you from this calamity except that you call upon Allah by your righteous deeds." So they called upon Allah and asked Him by their righteous deeds; then Allah relieved them and moved the rock away from them.
One of them sought nearness to Allah by his kindness to his parents.
The second sought nearness to Allah by his chastity from unlawful sexual intercourse.
And the third is seeking nearness to Allah through the fulfillment of the trust, so Allah relieved them (may Allah be pleased with them) . This is the lawful means, yes.
The presenter : May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.