V2:52- Ruling on supplicating to Allah by virtue of the glorious Qur`an
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52- Ruling on supplicating to Allah by virtue of the glorious Qur`an
Q: Is it permissible to supplicate to Allah by virtue of the Messenger Muhammad (ﷺ), the Qur`an, the Injil (Gospel), the Tawrah (Torah), the month of Ramadan or righteous people?
A: A Muslim is not permitted to supplicate Allah by the status or honor of any person like the prophets, righteous people, Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), Jibril (Gabriel) or any other person. Doing so is impermissible according to the majority of scholars. Moreover, it is a Bid`ah (innovation in religion) and one of the avenues leading to Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). However supplicating to Allah by virtue of the Qur`an, like saying: "O Allah, I supplicate to You by Your Words or Your honorable Book," is permissible. It is also permissible to say: "O Allah, I supplicate to You by virtue of Your Words revealed to Musa (Moses) and "Iysa (Jesus)." But supplicating to Allah by His Names and Attributes is better and more worthy like asking Allah by virtue of His Names and Attributes. Qur`an is from Allah's Words and likewise Tawrah and Injil that were not distorted. This is because the words revealed to Musa and "Iysa are from Allah's Words. Therefore, it is permissible to supplicate to Allah by virtue of His Words that were revealed to His prophets. One can supplicate to Allah by virtue of the Qur`an as it is from Allah's Attributes. Moreover, it will be better to supplicate Allah by His Most Beautiful Names and and High Attributes in general. All these means of supplication are considered to be a legal means for supplication. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them It is permissible also to supplicate Allah by one's belief and love for Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) and by one's righteous deeds like obedience to parents, abstinence from committing what is prohibited and fulfilling trusts that one was committed to. Therefore, there is no blame to supplicate to Allah by virtue of one's righteous deeds.
[Vol. 2, Page No. 148-149]
Q: Is it permissible to supplicate to Allah by virtue of the Messenger Muhammad (ﷺ), the Qur`an, the Injil (Gospel), the Tawrah (Torah), the month of Ramadan or righteous people?
A: A Muslim is not permitted to supplicate Allah by the status or honor of any person like the prophets, righteous people, Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ), Jibril (Gabriel) or any other person. Doing so is impermissible according to the majority of scholars. Moreover, it is a Bid`ah (innovation in religion) and one of the avenues leading to Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). However supplicating to Allah by virtue of the Qur`an, like saying: "O Allah, I supplicate to You by Your Words or Your honorable Book," is permissible. It is also permissible to say: "O Allah, I supplicate to You by virtue of Your Words revealed to Musa (Moses) and "Iysa (Jesus)." But supplicating to Allah by His Names and Attributes is better and more worthy like asking Allah by virtue of His Names and Attributes. Qur`an is from Allah's Words and likewise Tawrah and Injil that were not distorted. This is because the words revealed to Musa and "Iysa are from Allah's Words. Therefore, it is permissible to supplicate to Allah by virtue of His Words that were revealed to His prophets. One can supplicate to Allah by virtue of the Qur`an as it is from Allah's Attributes. Moreover, it will be better to supplicate Allah by His Most Beautiful Names and and High Attributes in general. All these means of supplication are considered to be a legal means for supplication. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call on Him by them It is permissible also to supplicate Allah by one's belief and love for Allah and His Messenger (ﷺ) and by one's righteous deeds like obedience to parents, abstinence from committing what is prohibited and fulfilling trusts that one was committed to. Therefore, there is no blame to supplicate to Allah by virtue of one's righteous deeds.
[Vol. 2, Page No. 148-149]