“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)

Tawheed and Shirk(Monotheism or Polytheism)16

WHAT IT MEANS TO ASK HELP FROM OTHER THAN ALLAH?

To ask an individual to pray to Allah on your behalf

To ask help from other than Allah (from either the living or dead)

To make Supplication through Wasila

(2/186,40/60) This is true, Allah does hear and answer prayers, however not all prayers are accepted at the same speed or with the same blessing (barakah).

The supplication of pious people tend to be accepted and answered by Allah more quickly.

(14/37) This was a supplication which Sayyidina Ibrahim (as) made for his children and his children’s children and so on.

IT IS PERMISSIBLE TO ASK SOMEONE ELSE TO MAKE SUPPLICATION ON YOUR BEHALF?

(12/97-98) the sons of Sayyidina Yaqub (as) are requesting him to make supplication to Allah to forgive them for their sins. This proves that asking someone more pious and humble to make supplication on your behalf is permissible.

(2/67-71,7/134) even the nation of Sayyidina Musa (as) asked him to make supplication on their behalf, inquiring about the cow. Clearly, asking someone to make supplication on your behalf is not wrong as Sayyidina Musa (as) supplicated on behalf of his people.

(9/99,9/103) These verses inform us why the Arab villagers would spend their wealth in the way of Allah. The first reason was to please Allah and secondly they longed that the prophet would pray for them, as commanded by Allah. This is additional proof that asking someone to make supplication on your behalf is permissible. Allah did not condemn this. On the contrary, He has praised it and described it as being a relief for those in distress!

(4/64)This verse explains how Allah has commanded those that sin to request the Messenger Rasulullah (saws) to pray for their forgiveness, and then Allah would forgive them. It is important to note here that even though Allah can hear and accept all supplications, Allah did not ask the sinners to directly supplicate for themselves, but He commanded them to ask His Rasulullah (saws) to make the supplication on their behalf and then Allah would forgive them!

(24/62) Allah is commanding His Messenger to ask for forgiveness on behalf of those obedient and righteous people. The simple reason is because the supplication of the Prophets or pious are accepted more rapidly.

(60/12) Allah is commanding the Messenger to supplicate for those women who had pledged allegiance to the Prophet and promised they would be truthful etc.

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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