Dua-Wasila Surah Nisa
“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)
…. when they were unjust to themselves,come unto thee and asked Allah’s forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah indeed Oft-returning, Most Merciful.(4/64)
Imam Ibn Kathir (rah)
endorsing Tawassul in tafsir of above verse 4/64:
Abu Mansur al-Sabbagh who writes in his
book Al-Shamil Al-Hikayat-ul-mashhurah that, according to ‘Utbi, once he was
sitting beside the Prophet’s grave when a bedouin came and he said, “Peace be
on you, O Allah’s Messenger. I have heard that Allah says: ‘(O beloved!) And if
they had come to you, when they had wronged their souls, and asked forgiveness
of Allah, and the Messenger also had asked forgiveness for them, they (on the
basis of this means and intercession) would have surely found Allah the Granter
of repentance, extremely Merciful.’ I have come to you, asking forgiveness
for my sins and I make you as my intermediary before my Lord and I have come to
you for this purpose.” Then he recited these verses: “O, the most exalted
among the buried people who improved the worth of the plains and the hillocks!
May I sacrifice my life for this grave which is made radiant by you, (the
Prophet,) the
one who is (an
embodiment) of mercy and forgiveness.” Then the bedouin went away and I fell
asleep. In my dream I saw the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). He said to me: O ‘Utbi, the bedouin is
right, go and give him the good news that Allah has forgiven his sins. [Ibn
Kathir, Tafsir-ul-Qur’an al-azim Volume 004, Page No. 140, Under the Verse 4/64
Imam al-Nawawi (rah) mentions Utbee’s narration as proof in chapter of visiting
the grave of Prophet and the Remembrance made there, in his book called
“al-Adhkaar”
He (Utbi) said: “As I was sitting by the grave of the Prophet, a Bedouin
Arab came and said: “Peace be upon you, O Messenger of Allah! I have heard
Allah saying: “If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves, come
unto thee and asked Allah’s forgiveness, and the Messenger had asked
forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah indeed Oft-returning, Most
Merciful” (4/64..Then he recited these verses: “O, the most exalted among
the buried people who improved the worth of the plains and the hillocks! May I
sacrifice my life for this grave which is made radiant by you, (the Prophet,)
the one who is (an embodiment) of mercy and forgiveness.” Then the bedouin went
away and I fell asleep. In my dream I saw the Holy Prophet (ﷺ). He said to me: O ‘Utbi, the bedouin is
right, go and give him the good news that Allah has forgiven his sins.
[Imam Nawawi in Kitab ul Adhkaar, Page No. 179, Published by Dar ul Ma’rifah,
Beirut, Leabon].
Imam Qurtubi (rah) on Tawassul:
Its related from Abu Sadiq (ra) that Imam Ali (ra) said: “Three days after
burying the Prophet (ﷺ) arab did came and
did throw himself on the grave of the Prophet (ﷺ), took the earth and throw it on his head. He
said: “Ya RasulAllah! (ﷺ) You did speak and
we did hear, you learned from Allah and we did learn from you. Between those
things which Allah did send you, is following: (4/64 I am the one, which is a
sinner and now I did came to you, so that you may ask for me.” After that
a call from the grave did came: “Theres no doubt, you are forgiven!”
[Tafsir al-Qurtubi, al-Jami li Ahkam al-Quran Volume 006, Page No. 439, Under
the Verse, 4:64] And many others, plus none of these Imams called it shirk or
Bidah.
Imam Qurtubi related the tradition through Ibn ‘Abbas: The Jews of Khaybar were
often at war with the Ghatafan (tribe). When they confronted each other (in
battle) the Jews were defeated. They attacked again, offering this prayer, “(O
Lord,) we beg You through the mediation of the Unlettered Prophet (ﷺ) about whom You have promised us that you will
send him to us at the end of time. Please help us against them.” Ibn ‘Abbas
adds: whenever they faced the enemy, they offered this prayer and defeated
the Ghatafan (tribe). But when the Prophet (ﷺ) was sent, they denied (him). So Allah the
Exalted revealed the verse: “And before that they themselves had (prayed) for
victory (through the mediation of the last Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) and the Book revealed to him) over the
disbelievers,” that is, through your mediation, O Muhammad.[Tafsir Qurtubi, al-Jami li Ahkam al-Quran,
Volume 002, Page No. 89-90, Under the Verse 2:89]
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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