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Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Rashduct4luv(m): 8:43am On Jun 11, 2021
Question
Many people say “Ash-shafaa‘ah ya Muhammad (intercession, O Muhammad.” Is this is shirk?

Answer
Praise be to Allah.

Seeking intercession from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or anyone else among the dead is not permissible, and it constitutes major shirk according to the scholars, because after he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) died, he has no power to do anything, and Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: All intercession belongs to Allah alone [and no one can intercede except by His leave]” [az-Zumar 39:44].

So intercession is under the control of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and neither the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) nor anyone else among the dead has any power after death to intercede, offer supplication or do anything else. When a person dies, all his deeds come to an end except three: ongoing charity (sadaqah jaariyah), beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who will pray for him. Rather what was narrated is that salutations of blessing and peace will be conveyed to him (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), hence he said: “Send blessings upon me, for your blessings will reach me no matter where you are.”

With regard to the hadith which says that deeds will be shown to him, and whatever he finds of goodness in them, he will praise Allah for it, and whatever he finds in them of evil, he will pray for forgiveness for us, this is a da‘eef (weak) hadith that has not been soundly narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). Even if it were soundly narrated, there is nothing in it to indicate that we may ask him for intercession.

The point is that seeking intercession from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or from anyone else among the dead is something that is not permissible, and according to Islamic teachings it comes under the heading of major shirk, because it is seeking from the dead person something that he has no power to do, like asking him for healing of the sick, or for victory over one’s enemies, or to help those who are faced with distress, and so on. All of these are types of major shirk, and there is no difference between seeking that from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or from Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qaadir, or from anyone else, or from al-Badawi or from al-Husayn, and so on. Seeking this from the dead is something that is not permissible, and it is one of the categories of shirk.

Rather we may pray for mercy for the deceased, if he was Muslim, and pray for forgiveness and mercy for him. In the case of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), if a Muslim sends greetings of salaam to him, he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) prays for him. But if he asks him for aid or intercession or support against his enemies, all of that is not permitted, and these are actions that were done by the people of Jaahiliyyah and the people of shirk. The Muslim must be careful about this matter and avoid such things. End quote.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him).

Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb (1/392)

Sourced from IslamQA

Note: We are not required to seek intercession from anything or anyone human, angel, Jinn, etc except Allah.

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Toluoluwa230: 11:37am On Jun 11, 2021
he will be given the full reward according to his intention and his sleep would have been a charity from his Lord upon him.”
Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Gireiboy(m): 11:38am On Jun 11, 2021
Rashduct4luv:
Question
Many people say “Ash-shafaa‘ah ya Muhammad (intercession, O Muhammad.” Is this is shirk?

Answer
Praise be to Allah.

Seeking intercession from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or anyone else among the dead is not permissible, and it constitutes major shirk according to the scholars, because after he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) died, he has no power to do anything, and Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: All intercession belongs to Allah alone [and no one can intercede except by His leave]” [az-Zumar 39:44].

So intercession is under the control of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and neither the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) nor anyone else among the dead has any power after death to intercede, offer supplication or do anything else. When a person dies, all his deeds come to an end except three: ongoing charity (sadaqah jaariyah), beneficial knowledge, or a righteous child who will pray for him. Rather what was narrated is that salutations of blessing and peace will be conveyed to him (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), hence he said: “Send blessings upon me, for your blessings will reach me no matter where you are.”

With regard to the hadith which says that deeds will be shown to him, and whatever he finds of goodness in them, he will praise Allah for it, and whatever he finds in them of evil, he will pray for forgiveness for us, this is a da‘eef (weak) hadith that has not been soundly narrated from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him). Even if it were soundly narrated, there is nothing in it to indicate that we may ask him for intercession.

The point is that seeking intercession from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or from anyone else among the dead is something that is not permissible, and according to Islamic teachings it comes under the heading of major shirk, because it is seeking from the dead person something that he has no power to do, like asking him for healing of the sick, or for victory over one’s enemies, or to help those who are faced with distress, and so on. All of these are types of major shirk, and there is no difference between seeking that from the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or from Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qaadir, or from anyone else, or from al-Badawi or from al-Husayn, and so on. Seeking this from the dead is something that is not permissible, and it is one of the categories of shirk.

Rather we may pray for mercy for the deceased, if he was Muslim, and pray for forgiveness and mercy for him. In the case of the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him), if a Muslim sends greetings of salaam to him, he (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) prays for him. But if he asks him for aid or intercession or support against his enemies, all of that is not permitted, and these are actions that were done by the people of Jaahiliyyah and the people of shirk. The Muslim must be careful about this matter and avoid such things. End quote.

Shaykh ‘Abd al-‘Azeez ibn Baaz (may Allah have mercy on him).

Fataawa Noor ‘ala ad-Darb (1/392)

Sourced from IslamQA

Note: We are not required to seek intercession from anything or anyone human, angel, Jinn, etc except Allah.
Masha Allah

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Nobody: 11:39am On Jun 11, 2021
But stone can intercede

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by dmbb: 11:42am On Jun 11, 2021
MashaAllah

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by AntiChristian: 11:43am On Jun 11, 2021
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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Antoeni(m): 11:44am On Jun 11, 2021
HADITH: “Whoever goes to bed whilst intending to pray later on in the night but is overcome by sleep until the next morning, he will be given the full reward according to his intention and his sleep would have been a charity from his Lord upon him.” – Prophet Muhammad [PBUH].

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Rashduct4luv(m): 11:45am On Jun 11, 2021
Antoeni:
HADITH: “Whoever goes to bed whilst intending to pray later on in the night but is overcome by sleep until the next morning, he will be given the full reward according to his intention and his sleep would have been a charity from his Lord upon him.” – Prophet Muhammad [PBUH].

Alhamdulillah for this beautifu deen.

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Antoeni(m): 11:46am On Jun 11, 2021
The Islamic Position on Extra-Marital Affairs

Islam is very clear on the topic of extra-marital affairs, and considers it as one of the major sins. In The Qur’an in (Surah 17, al Isra,, verse 32), Allah says: Do not go near adultery, .surely it is an indecency, and an evil way [of fulfilling sexual urge]. (17:32) Fornication and adultery have severely been condemned in the hadiths of the Prophet (s). While describing the believers, the Qur’an says, “The believers are… those who protect their sexual organs except from their spouses… Therefore, whosoever seeks more beyond that [in sexual gratification], then they are the transgressors.” (23:5-6) Again Allah says, regarding His true believers: “Those who invoke not, with Allah, any other god, nor slay such life as Allah has made sacred except for just cause, nor commit fornication; – and any that does this deserves punishment.” [Sûrah al-Furqân: 68]

The Prophet (s) said: “The fornicator does not commit fornication while he is a believer” [Sahîh al-Bukhârî and Sahîh Muslim]

A young man once came to our Prophet (peace be upon him) and said: “O, Messenger of Allah give me a permission to commit fornication.”

The Companions were angry with the way that young man who dared to ask such a thing from the Prophet (peace be upon him), but the Prophet (peace be upon him) did not grow angry and immediately asked him: “Would you like a man to fornicate with your mother?”

The young man replied: “No.”

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Hence other people do not like it for their mothers. Would you like it for your daughter?”

The man said: “No.”

The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: “Hence people do not like it for their daughters….” [Musnad Ahmad]

Moreover, those who engage in fornication and do not repent are the most maligned of people. Allah says: “The adulterer cannot marry any but an adulteress or an idolatress, and the adulteress, none mary her but an adulterer or an idolater; to the believers such a thing is forbidden” [Sûrah al-Nûr: 3]

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by AntiChristian: 11:48am On Jun 11, 2021
Ebenezer2021:
Islam remains the greatest scam in 21st century


Will you keep shut! Is Ebenezer in your mother tongue?


And you have not been scammed that God get son wey come die?

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Antoeni(m): 11:51am On Jun 11, 2021
‎The prophet ﷺ said: 'No one will enter Paradise who has even a mustard-seed's weight of arrogance in his heart, and no one will enter Hell who has even a mustard-seed's weight of faith in his heart.''

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Ebenezer2021(m): 11:51am On Jun 11, 2021
AntiChristian:



Will you keep shut! Is Ebenezer in your mother tongue?


And you have not been scammed that God get son wey come die?
@bolded, where did I mention that I'm a Christian?

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by AntiChristian: 11:52am On Jun 11, 2021
Ebenezer2021:
@bolded, where did I mention that I'm a Christian?


You need not mention we know una! Hypocrite!

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Antoeni(m): 11:54am On Jun 11, 2021
You Knock ~ Allah Opens.

You Attend ~ Allah Welcomes.

You Ask ~ Allah Gives.

You Repent ~ Allah Forgives.

You Cry ~ Allah Listens.

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by tatutatu: 12:22pm On Jun 11, 2021
AntiChristian:



Will you keep shut! Is Ebenezer in your mother tongue?


And you have not been scammed that God get son wey come die?
The prophet ﷺ said: 'No one will enter Paradise who
has even a mustard-seed's weight of arrogance in his
heart.

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by AntiChristian: 12:36pm On Jun 11, 2021
tatutatu:
The prophet ﷺ said: 'No one will enter Paradise who
has even a mustard-seed's weight of arrogance in his
heart.

Na'am!

Abdullah ibn Mas’ud reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “No one who has the weight of a seed of arrogance in his heart will enter Paradise.” A man said, “But a man likes to have nice clothes and nice shoes.” The Prophet said, “Verily, Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty. Arrogance is to disregard the truth and to look down upon people.”
Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 91

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Nobody: 12:48pm On Jun 11, 2021
Jazakum lahu khairan.

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by yhkana(m): 1:19pm On Jun 11, 2021
It's permissible to seek intercession with prophet[s.a.w.].
As a Muslim you can't just say something is not permissible without any verse from the Qur'an or Hadith.
Ibn baaz also needs proof from the Qur'an or Hadith to back up his claim.

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Rashduct4luv(m): 2:26pm On Jun 11, 2021
yhkana:
It's permissible to seek intercession with prophet[s.a.w.].
As a Muslim you can't just say something is not permissible without any verse from the Qur'an or Hadith.
Ibn baaz also needs proof from the Qur'an or Hadith to back up his claim.

Did you even take time to read the post at all? The words below was written in bold yet you missed it.

...and Allah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say: All intercession belongs to Allah alone [and no one can intercede except by His leave]” [az-Zumar 39:44].

Do your Shirk jejely if you want to and stop looking for evidences that you may not follow if shown to you.
Your hastiness caused my harshness (if any).
May Allah pardon us all.

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by PaedophileProph: 2:35pm On Jun 11, 2021
Allah that prays to another Allah for mohammed or ...?
Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by AntiChristian: 3:04pm On Jun 11, 2021
Mikecold:
But stone can intercede

Where does the hadith you quoted says stone will intercede?

And the context of the OP is not even on Judgement day!

Learn to contextualize and Be sensible!

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by AntiChristian: 3:05pm On Jun 11, 2021
PaedophileProph:
Allah that prays to another Allah for mohammed or ...?

See another myopic ninny! Tell us how the prayer was done?

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by chillychill(f): 6:44pm On Jun 11, 2021
@rashduct4luv

so all dose words like "Lola anobi wa Muhammed" (if u no what I mean by dis) during supplications is not good?
Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Mouhstorph5(m): 3:40pm On Jun 12, 2021
Hmmm



May Allah (SWA) guide us to His righteous path
Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by ANTIlSLAM(m): 6:55am On Jun 17, 2021
Nobody will intercede for you Muslims, even in Quran it is written that muhammad can't intercede for anyone of you

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by Rashduct4luv(m): 10:14am On Jun 17, 2021
chillychill:
@rashduct4luv

so all dose words like "Lola anobi wa Muhammed" (if u no what I mean by dis) during supplications is not good?

Of cos people of Tawheed would understand that there's no "ola" except "ola Allah"

Allah says in Qur'an 3 SURAH ALE-IMRAN 26:
Say (O Muhammad ): “O Allah! Possessor of the kingdom, You give the kingdom to whom You will, and You take the kingdom from whom You will, and You endue with honour whom You will, and You humiliate whom You will. In Your Hand is the good. Verily, You are Able to do all things.

So in essence all "Ola" belongs to Allah and the "ola" that the Prophet (salallahu alayhi wasalam) has was given by Allah!

This is more understandable when you read Suuratu Duhaa that all the Prophet had was from Allah.

So yes, it's not good to use "Ola Anobi", "Ola Jesu", "Ola Shehu", etc to pray to Allah.

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Re: Ruling On Seeking Intercession From The Prophet (salallahu Alayhi Wasalam) by PaedophileProph: 2:43pm On Jun 18, 2021
AntiChristian:


See another myopic ninny! Tell us how the prayer was done?

Exactly how you do your salat

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