Asking Help-Ibn Kasir Wahab Najdi
“Bismillahir Rahmannir Raheem”Al-Hamdu Lillaahi Rabbil ‘Aalameen was Salaatu was- Salaamu ‘Alaa Sayidinaa Muhammadin wa Aalihi wa Asabihi Ajma ‘een (tauheed- risalat- ahkirat and islam-iman-ihsan)
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Mullah ‘Ali
Qari writes that our Beloved Prophet Muhammad, ﷺ, said that: If you are
in the jungle alone say, “O servants of Allah! Help me.” The servants of Allah are the angels,
Muslims, jinn, or ‘abdal. This hadith is useful for travellers. [Al
Hirzu al-Thamin, page 378, by Mullah ‘Ali Qari]
The Prophet Sulaiman(as) asked his companions who could bring the throne of the
Queen of Sheba to his court. He who had
knowledge of the Book said,’I will bring it to you before your glance returns to you.’ 27/39
Hafidh Ibn Kathir writes concerning this verse that the man who brought the throne was called Asif bin Barkhiyah.
[Tafsir Ibn Kathir]
There was a companion named Salamah bin Akwa, (ra), who was injured so severely
on his shin that people began to fear that he would die a matyr. Salamah, (ra),
states: “I went to the Messenger
of Allah, ﷺ, and told him about my wound, whereupon he proceeded to blow on
it three times and I was cured instantly.” [Mishkat, chapter on Virtues of Sayyid al-Mursalin]
Ibn Kathir writes:”During the khilafah of ‘Umar, (ra), there appeared a
fire in the desert. ‘Umar, (ra), asked Tamim al-Dari, (ra), to assist him. They
approached the area of the fire and Tamim al-Dari, (ra), began to gather the fire with his hands and started shoving the fire
into a hole in the ground. This was a karamah of Tamim al-Dari, (ra).” [Tarikh
Ibn Kathir, Vol. 6, chapter on Miracles, and Sirat un-Nabi, Ibn Kathir, chapter
on Mu’jizat]
Elsewhere, Ibn Kathir writes: During the khilafah of ‘Umar, (ra), the governor
of Egypt wrote to ‘Umar, (ra), asking for help as the river Nile had failed to
flood. ‘Umar, (ra), wrote a letter in
return and addressed the river itself. This was then placed in the Nile, and no
sooner as this was done, the Nile’s water began to flood. [Tarikh Ibn
Kathir, volumes 1 and 8, chapter on Rivers and chapter on Khilafah of ‘Umar, (ra).]
Muhammad bin ‘Abd al-Wahhab writes : When
Ibrahim(as), was thrown into the fire, Jibreel peace be upon him, offered his
help to free him. If seeking help from other than Allah is shirk, then why did
Jibril offer his assistance to Ibrahim? The answer is that the help which was
being offered, was within his capability given by Allah, most High, and
therefore not shirk. [Kitab Kasfh al Shubhat, page 23]
When I want to talk to allah I say prayers and when I want that he talk to me I recite quran- Hazrath Ali(ra)
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