Explanation of the statement of Ibn Malik (may Allah have mercy on him): Seeking aid
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The Shaykh : Then he said: "Seeking aid", we read it.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Seeking aid in its true sense is: asking for the removal of distress, meaning if a person falls into distress and asks someone to rescue him from it, this request is called seeking aid, so it is a request here?
The student: The removal of distress.
The Shaykh : The removal of distress and rescue from it, from the legal perspective, is it permissible other than from Allah?
The student: It is permissible in what is within one's capability.
The Shaykh : It is permissible in what is within one's capability, and not permissible in what is not within one's capability. And in seeking aid, we have: the one seeking aid, the one from whom aid is sought, and the one for whom aid is sought. So the one seeking aid is the speaker, and the one for whom aid is sought is the one being called out to, correct?
The student: The one from whom aid is sought.
The Shaykh : The one from whom aid is sought is the one being called out to, and the one for whom aid is sought is the one who has fallen into distress, the one who has fallen into distress and asked to be rescued from it.
The student: Yes.
The Shaykh : Seeking aid in its true sense is: asking for the removal of distress, meaning if a person falls into distress and asks someone to rescue him from it, this request is called seeking aid, so it is a request here?
The student: The removal of distress.
The Shaykh : The removal of distress and rescue from it, from the legal perspective, is it permissible other than from Allah?
The student: It is permissible in what is within one's capability.
The Shaykh : It is permissible in what is within one's capability, and not permissible in what is not within one's capability. And in seeking aid, we have: the one seeking aid, the one from whom aid is sought, and the one for whom aid is sought. So the one seeking aid is the speaker, and the one for whom aid is sought is the one being called out to, correct?
The student: The one from whom aid is sought.
The Shaykh : The one from whom aid is sought is the one being called out to, and the one for whom aid is sought is the one who has fallen into distress, the one who has fallen into distress and asked to be rescued from it.