Asking Help-Ibn Taymiya Ibn Qayyum

“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)

Asking help –imam

• Ibn Taymiyya writes: Some people came to the grave of our Prophet, ﷺ, and requested something, and their needs were fulfilled. In the like manner, the pious people can also fulfill the needs of people – and we do not deny this [Iqtida as Sirat al-Mustaqim, – page 373, Ibn Taymiyya]

Ibn Taymiyya and Qadi Shawkani quote the following hadith: ‘Abd Allah bin Mas’ud (ra), reported that our Beloved Prophet, ﷺ, stated: “If you ever find yourselves stranded alone in a desolate place or jungle, then say, ‘O servants of Allah! Help me, Allah have mercy on you.'” [Al-Kalim al-Tayyib, page 69, by ibn Taymiyya, and Qadi Shawkani in Tufhat ad-Dhakireen, page 130. Ibn Sunni, Imam Bazaar, Hafidhh al Hasamim and Imam Nawawi all quote this hadith also in their various books.]

As Ibn al Qayyim states: Many people saw Ibn Taymiyyah after his death in their dreams and asked him many difficult questions on issues of Fiqh Masaa’il and he replied to all their questions. Only those people can reject this who are ignorant of the status of the spirits (Arwah) [Kitab-ar-Ruh, end of chapter 3., Ibn al-Qayyim]

Also, Ibn al Qayyim mentions that:When numerous people have the same type of dream and what they have seen in their dreams actually happens – to call these kinds of dreams as only dreams, this is said by the people that have no sense [Kitab al Ruh, Chapter, 3., Ibn Qayyim]

• Ibn Kathir writes that In the 18th year of the Hijra during the Khilafa of ‘Umar,(ra), there was a famine. ‘Umar and Bilal, May Allah be well pleased with them, went to the blessed grave of the Prophet ﷺ, and said ‘Ya Rasul Allah! Your Umma is dying (from hunger), pray for us that Allah sends us rain’. Later, Bilal, (ra), had a dream in which the Prophet of Allah, ﷺ, told Bilal to go to ‘Umar, and convey his salaam, and to inform him that there will be rain and that he should perform Salaah Istisqa’. This is a very authentic narration. [Tarikh Ibn Kathir, chapter Khilafa of ‘Umar, (ra)]

” Ibn Taymiyya says that:In the time of a drought, a person came to our Prophet’s grave and complained about the drought. He then saw our Prophet, ﷺ, who said go to ‘Umar and tell him to perform the Salaah of Istisqah. [Iqtisa Sirat al Mustaqim, page 373, Also Imam Bukhari has mentioned about this in his book, Tarikh al Kabir, biography of Malik al dar]

• Ibn Kathir also recorded this event, he writes; When an Arab came to our Prophet’s grave and said “I repent from my sins through you and ask for forgiveness, I would give my life for you”. Afterwards our Prophet, ﷺ, appeared in the dream of Utba’, (ra), and informed him to go to the Arab and convey the message that there is a good news for him that Allah had forgiven his sins. [Tafsir Ibn Kathir, under 4/64]

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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