Asking Help-Qastallani

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ASKING HELP-IMAMS

Maymuna bint Harith, the blessed wife of Prophet ﷺ narrates: The Prophet ﷺ was doing Wudhu for Tahajjud Salaah at the home of Hazrat Maimuna (radi Allahu anha).He suddenly called out three times, “Labbaik, Labbaik, Labbaik!” (Here I am) and “Nusirtu, Nusirtu, Nusirtu!” (I helped you). Hadhrat Maimuna (Radhi Allaho anha) further asked him why he had called out those words”. He replied: “Raajiz (a sahabi from far) was calling me because Quraish wanted to kill him”[Imam Tabarani in Mu’jam as-Sagheer, Volume No.2, Hadith # 968]

Sheikh Abdul Haqq Muhadith Dhelvi (Rahimuhullah)

What we understand is that the one making dua is dependent upon Allah, and he makes dua to Allah, asks Him for his Hajah and presents the Wasila of Allah’s friend , he says: O Allah, the blessings which you have bestowed upon this friend of yours, please grant me something through his wasila, as you are the best of givers,

the second case is that one calls out (nida) the Wali and makes him Mukhatib and says: “O Slave of Allah, O Allah’s friend, do my Shaf’aat and make this dua to Allah that he grants me my need” Hence the one who grants and the one who fulfills the need (in both cases) is “ONLY ALLAH” , the man in-between is just an intercessor , whereas the Qadir, Fa’il, one who brings about change is only Allah [Sharah al Mishkaat, Ash’atul Lamaat, Volume No. 3, Page No. 401]

Imam Shams ud-din Al Ramli (Ra) (d1004.AH- 1595 A.D) on Istighatha

Istighatha i.e. Seeking Help from the Prophets and Messengers, the Saints, Ulama and upright people is“PERMITTED” after their passing away. The messengers, prophets and saints have (power to) help after their passing away because their miracles do not become abolished after their deaths.

(for example the story of Maryam (a.s) and how the provision came to her from Allah as is stated in Quran and the incident of Abu Bakr (ra) with his guests as is present in Sahih, the Nile flowing to its full due to letter of Umar (ra) plus him also seeing right from his mimbar in madina, the army approaching (Sariya ra) and he exclaiming to the leader: “Ya Sariyatul Jabal (i.e. O Sariya turn to the mountain)” i.e. warning him about the enemy behind the mountain and Sariya (ra) even heard him though he was so far that it would take 2 months of travel. Also Khalid bin Walid (ra) drinking poison but it not harming him) [Fatawa al Ramli  382/4 ]

Imam Qastallani (RA)(b.851AH/ 1448AD – d.923AH/1517AD)—I (Imam Qastallani) got so sick once that the doctors failed to provide any cure and I remained sick for many years. I sought help from Prophet ﷺ on 28th Jamad ul Awwal 893 AH when I came to Makkah Mukarmah, may Allah increase the status of this city and May Allah do Ihsan on me by granting me another chance of visiting it without any difficulty. I went to sleep and then a man came with a piece of paper which said:This is for the “disease of Ahmed bin Qastalani” through the “IZN-E-NABWI” and from the court of Allah. When I woke up “I TAKE AN OATH UPON ALLAH THAT I FOUND PERFECT CURE AND I GOT CURED DUE TO BLESSING OF PROPHET ﷺ“[Imam al-Qastallani in his magnificent al-Muwahib al-Laduniya (3/419), Published by Dar ul Kutb al iLmiyyah]

Shaykh al-‘Alawi al-Maliki, the Mufti of Makka writes: “When we ask help from the anbiya and awliya, as a means, it is through their supplication (du’a) that they help us. …likewise to ask them to make du’a for us can be called help or istishfah or tawasul. [Ziyarat of the Grave, page 213, by the mufti of Makka, ‘Allama Shaykh Muhammad al-‘Alawi al-Maliki al-Makki]

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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