The ruling on asking a righteous man for supplication
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He asks another question, saying: Is it permissible to ask the righteous servants of Allah to make du'a (supplication) for one, such as when a person says to another whom he sees to be righteous: "Pray for me"?
Answer: There is no harm in that. It is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said to 'Umar when he intended to perform 'Umrah:Sunan Abi Dawud 1498Da'if (Al-Albani) Although there is a point of criticism in its chain, it is well-known, and al-Tirmidhi graded it as authentic (sahih), and he graded it as good (hasan) within the narration of 'Umar's grandson, 'Asim ibn 'Ubayd Allah, who is considered weak by the majority. However, it is established in the authentic collections (al-Sahih) from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: .
This indicates that asking a righteous man for istighfar (seeking forgiveness) and du'a is permissible, perhaps Allah will answer his supplication. So if you say, "My brother, ask Allah for forgiveness for me," or "Ask Allah to rectify my heart," or "Ask Allah to keep me firm upon faith," or "Ask Allah to grant me beneficial knowledge," or "Ask Allah to provide me with a righteous wife," there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Answer: There is no harm in that. It is narrated from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said to 'Umar when he intended to perform 'Umrah:
My younger brother, do not forget me in your supplication.
لا تنسنا يا أخي! من دعائكHe said: "A man from Yemen will come to you, called Awais. He was kind to his mother. So whoever among you meets him, let him ask him to seek forgiveness for him."
إنه يقدم عليكم شخص من اليمن يقال له: أويس كان برًا بأمه فمن لقيه منكم فليطلب منه أن يستغفر لهThis indicates that asking a righteous man for istighfar (seeking forgiveness) and du'a is permissible, perhaps Allah will answer his supplication. So if you say, "My brother, ask Allah for forgiveness for me," or "Ask Allah to rectify my heart," or "Ask Allah to keep me firm upon faith," or "Ask Allah to grant me beneficial knowledge," or "Ask Allah to provide me with a righteous wife," there is no harm in that. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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