61- Ruling on Supplicating to Allah by Virtue of the Blessings of the Prophet (ﷺ)
Q: What is the legal opinion concerning he who says in his supplication: "We ask Allah to grant us good fortune, success and prosperity by virtue of the blessings of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)"? Is it a form of Tabarruk (seeking blessings) by virtue of the status of the Prophet (ﷺ)?
A: This is one of the impermissible formulas of supplication. It is a Bid`ah (heresy in religion) and one of the avenues leading to Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). Therefore, if one supplicates Allah (Exalted be He) by virtue of the blessings of the Prophet (ﷺ), his honor, his status or the status of other Prophets, he commits a Bid`ah. But, one should supplicate Allah only by his Names and Attributes. Allah (Exalted be He) says: And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them Therefore, one should say: "O Allah! I supplicate You by Your Most Beautiful Names as You are the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, the All-Mighty, the All- Wise." One should supplicate Allah by these Names or any one of His Beautiful Names. Moreover, one can supplicate Allah (Exalted be He) by virtue of one's belief, Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah/ monotheism) or one's most righteous deeds. One can supplicate Allah (Exalted be He) by virtue of his sincere belief in Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger (ﷺ), of worshipping Him alone, performing Salah (Prayer), paying Zakah (obligatory charity) and loving Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ). All these things are allowable forms of supplication. We can set as an example in this regard the story of the people of the cave who supplicated Allah by virtue of their righteous deeds. It was a great and insightful story, which was authentically reported from the Prophet (ﷺ) in the Two Sahih (authentic collections of Prophet's sayings, i.e. Al-Bukhari and Muslim). It was reported that (Three persons went on a journey in the desert. They were overtaken by night and heavy rain and they had to take shelter in a cave in a mountain overnight. The heavy rain caused a great rock from that mountain to roll down and blocked the mouth of the cave as a trial from Allah (may He be Exalted) to them. They tried hard to push it away, but they could not. They conversed among themselves and said that nothing will rescue them from this adversity except if they supplicated Allah by virtue of their most righteous deeds. One of them said: "O Allah! My parents were old. Every night after supper, I used to give them milk to drink before giving anyone else. One day I was delayed and on my return I found my parents sleeping, and I hated to wake them up. I also disliked to give anyone else milk to drink before them, whether my family or others. I remained standing by them till dawn has broken, and when they woke up I gave them the milk to drink. O Allah! If You regard this act of mine as sincerely for Your sake, then please remove this rock." The rock was partially removed till they saw the light, but they could not go out. The second person said: "O Allah, I had a female cousin whom I loved more than men love women. I wanted to have sexual intercourse with her, but she refused. Later she had a hard time in a year of famine and she came to me asking for help. I refused to help her with anything until she first agree to give herself to me. Due to her dire need, she agreed. When I was going to have sexual intercourse with her, she said: 'O Servant of Allah! Fear Allah and do not break the seal (of my chastity) but by lawful means. 1 " I had already given a sum of one-hundred-and-twenty Dinars (one-hundred-and-twenty golden pounds) in advance. When she said these words, I left her without having sexual intercourse with her and let her go with all the gold. The man said: "O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from this befallen calamity." The rock shifted a little more but still the gap was too small for them to get out. The third person said: "O Allah! I employed a few laborers and I paid them their wages with the exception of one man who did not turn up to get his wages and went away. I invested his wages for him and I got a lot property thereby till it became flocks of camels, cows, sheep and slaves." Some of the revenues of the money were invested in foodstuff such as wheat, barley and rice. Then after some years the worker returned and said: "O Allah's servant! Give me my due wage. " I said to him: "All the camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours." He said: "O Allah's servant! Do not mock at me." I said: "I am not mocking at you. All that you see is your wage." Therefore, he took all the herds and drove them away. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present distress." So, that rock was completely removed and they got out of the cave. All these things denote that supplicating Allah by virtue of righteous...
Q: What is the legal opinion concerning he who says in his supplication: "We ask Allah to grant us good fortune, success and prosperity by virtue of the blessings of the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)"? Is it a form of Tabarruk (seeking blessings) by virtue of the status of the Prophet (ﷺ)?
A: This is one of the impermissible formulas of supplication. It is a Bid`ah (heresy in religion) and one of the avenues leading to Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). Therefore, if one supplicates Allah (Exalted be He) by virtue of the blessings of the Prophet (ﷺ), his honor, his status or the status of other Prophets, he commits a Bid`ah. But, one should supplicate Allah only by his Names and Attributes. Allah (Exalted be He) says: And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them Therefore, one should say: "O Allah! I supplicate You by Your Most Beautiful Names as You are the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful, the All-Mighty, the All- Wise." One should supplicate Allah by these Names or any one of His Beautiful Names. Moreover, one can supplicate Allah (Exalted be He) by virtue of one's belief, Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah/ monotheism) or one's most righteous deeds. One can supplicate Allah (Exalted be He) by virtue of his sincere belief in Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger (ﷺ), of worshipping Him alone, performing Salah (Prayer), paying Zakah (obligatory charity) and loving Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ). All these things are allowable forms of supplication. We can set as an example in this regard the story of the people of the cave who supplicated Allah by virtue of their righteous deeds. It was a great and insightful story, which was authentically reported from the Prophet (ﷺ) in the Two Sahih (authentic collections of Prophet's sayings, i.e. Al-Bukhari and Muslim). It was reported that (Three persons went on a journey in the desert. They were overtaken by night and heavy rain and they had to take shelter in a cave in a mountain overnight. The heavy rain caused a great rock from that mountain to roll down and blocked the mouth of the cave as a trial from Allah (may He be Exalted) to them. They tried hard to push it away, but they could not. They conversed among themselves and said that nothing will rescue them from this adversity except if they supplicated Allah by virtue of their most righteous deeds. One of them said: "O Allah! My parents were old. Every night after supper, I used to give them milk to drink before giving anyone else. One day I was delayed and on my return I found my parents sleeping, and I hated to wake them up. I also disliked to give anyone else milk to drink before them, whether my family or others. I remained standing by them till dawn has broken, and when they woke up I gave them the milk to drink. O Allah! If You regard this act of mine as sincerely for Your sake, then please remove this rock." The rock was partially removed till they saw the light, but they could not go out. The second person said: "O Allah, I had a female cousin whom I loved more than men love women. I wanted to have sexual intercourse with her, but she refused. Later she had a hard time in a year of famine and she came to me asking for help. I refused to help her with anything until she first agree to give herself to me. Due to her dire need, she agreed. When I was going to have sexual intercourse with her, she said: 'O Servant of Allah! Fear Allah and do not break the seal (of my chastity) but by lawful means. 1 " I had already given a sum of one-hundred-and-twenty Dinars (one-hundred-and-twenty golden pounds) in advance. When she said these words, I left her without having sexual intercourse with her and let her go with all the gold. The man said: "O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from this befallen calamity." The rock shifted a little more but still the gap was too small for them to get out. The third person said: "O Allah! I employed a few laborers and I paid them their wages with the exception of one man who did not turn up to get his wages and went away. I invested his wages for him and I got a lot property thereby till it became flocks of camels, cows, sheep and slaves." Some of the revenues of the money were invested in foodstuff such as wheat, barley and rice. Then after some years the worker returned and said: "O Allah's servant! Give me my due wage. " I said to him: "All the camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours." He said: "O Allah's servant! Do not mock at me." I said: "I am not mocking at you. All that you see is your wage." Therefore, he took all the herds and drove them away. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present distress." So, that rock was completely removed and they got out of the cave. All these things denote that supplicating Allah by virtue of righteous...
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