42-44 Basics Tawheed, Fiqh and ‘Aqeedah Flashcards
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If someone asks you:
“How many types of permissible Tawassul are there?”
Say: There are three types of Tawassul (seeking a way towards Allaah):
**1. Tawassul through Allaah’s Names and Attributes. **
The proof for this is Allaah’s
saying:
وَلِلّهِ الأَسْمَاء الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا
“And to Allaah belong the best of Names, so call Him by them.” [Surah Al-A’raaf:
180]
And He says:
وَأَدْخِلْنِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ فِي عِبَادِكَ الصَّالِحِينَ
“And admit me, by Your Mercy, amongst Your righteous slaves.” [Surah An-Naml:
19]
- A servant seeking a way towards Allaah (i.e. Tawassul) through his righteous deeds.
The proof for this is Allaah’s saying:
الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ
“Those who say: ‘Our Lord! We have indeed believed, so forgive us our sins and save us from the punishment of the Fire.” [Surah Aali ‘Imraan: 16]
And Allaah says:
رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنزَلَتْ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاآْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ
“Our Lord! We believe in what You have sent down, and we follow the Messenger, so write us down amongst those who bear witness.” [Surah Aali ‘Imraan: 53]
And from the Sunnah there is the hadeeth about the three men who had a rock fall behind them and became stuck in a cave. Each one of them sought a way towards Allaah by way of (mentioning) his sincere actions. [Agreed Upon]
**3. Tawassul through the supplication of a righteous person. **
The proof for this is the hadeeth of Anas bin Maalik in which he said: “One time the Messenger of Allaah was delivering a sermon when a man came to him and said: ‘O Messenger of Allaah!
There is a lack of rain, so supplicate to Allaah to send us water.’ So he supplicated
and rain befell us.” 6
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This hadeeth shows that the people sought a way towards Allaah through the supplication of the best of creation.
They did not sit in their homes and say: “We ask You through the honor of Your Prophet” or “through the right of
Your Prophet.” If this were legislated in the Religion, they would have done it. But none of them did it in their lives
or after their deaths. ‘Umar bin Al-‘Khattaab prayed for rain after the death of the Prophet. And Al-‘Abbaas
was asked to invoke Allaah for the people, since he was a righteous elderly man. It is clearly stated in Fat’h-ul-
Baaree (3/150) that Al-‘Abbaas supplicated to Allaah (for rain). So if they were to have sought a way to Allaah
through his status, they would have done so with the status of the Prophet while he was alive, since he was greater.
However, they did not do this.
Mu’aawiyah also prayed for rain and said afterward: “O Allaah, we plead to You today through the best and most
virtuous amongst us. O Allaah, we plead to You today through Yazeed Ibnul-Aswad al-Jarshee. O Yazeed! Raise
your hands up to Allaah.” So he raised his hands and the people too raised their hands, and Allaah sent down rain to
them, so much so that the people were almost not able to reach their homes.” [Reported by Ibn ‘Asaakir (65/112-
113) with an authentic chain of narration; See also the book at-Tawassul by the great scholar Al-Albaanee (pg. 45)]
If someone says to you:
“Is there such a thing as a good innovation in the
Religion?”
Say: **Every innovation is a misguidance. **
The proof for this is the hadeeth reported by Al-
‘Irbaad under point no. 19 in which the Prophet said: “Every innovation is a misguidance.”
And there is also the hadeeth of Jaabir bin ‘Abdillaah who reported that when the Prophet would give a khutbah, he would say: “To proceed: Indeed, the best speech
is the Book of Allaah, and the best guidance is the guidance of Muhammad. And the worst of matters are those that are newly invented. And every innovation is a
misguidance.” [Reported by Muslim]
If it is said to you:
“Who are the worst of creatures that we are obligated to hate?”
Say: **They are the Jews, the Christians and the pagan idol-worshippers. **
The proof for this is Allaah’s statement:
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آَفَرُوا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ وَالْمُشْرِآِينَ
فِي نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا أُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ الْبَرِيَّةِ
“Verily those who disbelieve from among the People of the Book and the pagans
– they will be in the Hellfire residing therein forever. They are the worst of creatures.” [Surah Al-Bayyinah: 6]
And Allaah says:
لَا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ يُوَادُّونَ مَنْ حَادَّ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ
“You will not find a people that believe in Allaah and the Last Day making friends with those who oppose Allaah and His Messenger.” [Surah Al-Mujaadilah: 22]
