Waseela and Tawassul
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There are three things
1. Dua
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ (غافر:
The Almighty Allah states:
HADITH
لَيْسَ شَيءٌ أكْرَمَ عَلَى اللهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ
Doing Dua other than Allah, Doing Sajda to Graves..........Other Rituals at grave is nothing to do with waseelah, No scholar permit it
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ افْتَرَى إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا (النساء: 48
These are three things.
Dont mix true waseelah with shirk........
Please dont mix them.
Important Clarification
We are not here to prove the position of any particular group/Scholar.
Literal Meaning of Waseela
وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ (الأنعام: 18
الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ وَلَوْلاَ دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌ وَمَسَاجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا اسْمُ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنصُرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ (الحج: 40).
الَّذِينَ إِنْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلاَةَ وَآتَوْا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنْ الْمُنْكَرِ وَلِلَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الأُمُورِ (الحج: 41(They are) the ones who were expelled from their homes without any just reason, except that they say .Our Lord is Allah.. Had Allah not been repelling some people by means of some others, the monasteries, the churches, the synagogues and the mosques where Allah‗s name is abundantly recited would have been demolished. Allah will definitely help those who help Him (by defending the religion prescribed by Him.) Surely Allah is Powerful, Mighty.
فَاطِرُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَمِنَ الأَنْعَامِ أَزْوَاجًا يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِيرُ (الشورى: 11)
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُم فِي الأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لاَ يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الْفَاسِقُونَ (النور: 55
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالإِنسَ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُونِ (الذاريات: 56
وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنْبِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ مَنْ كَانَ مُخْتَالاً فَخُورًا (النساء: 36
قُلْ لِمَنْ الأَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيهَا إِنْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ (المؤمنون: 84).
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ أَفَلاَ تَذَكَّرُونَ (المؤمنون: 85).
قُلْ مَنْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ (المؤمنون: 86).
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (المؤمنون: 87).
قُلْ مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ يُجِيرُ وَلاَ يُجَارُ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُون (المؤمنون: 88).
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ فَأَنَّا تُسْحَرُونَ (المؤمنون: 89
قُلْ مَنْ يَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ أَمَّنْ يَمْلِكُ السَّمْعَ وَالأَبْصَارَ وَمَنْ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنْ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنْ الْحَيِّ وَمَنْ يُدَبِّرُ الأَمْرَ فَسَيَقُولُونَ اللَّهُ فَقُلْ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (يونس: 31
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُول ٍإِلاَّ نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِي (الأنبياء: 25
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ يَاقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ إِلَهٍ غَيْرُهُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ (الأعراف: 59)
وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ (الأعراف: 180).
2. Second type of waseela
3. Third type of Waseela
Great Majority of Islamic Scholars , Salafus Salehin Imams
1. 1st Extreme : (Who oppose Waseelah out of Ignorance)
Waseela and Tawassul
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SUBHEADINGS OF THE BOOK
· What is Waseela Tawassul literal Meaning
· There are three things 1.Dua 2.Waseela.3.Shirk There understanding.
· Quran Ayats and Translation that give light on Allah power and way of doing things.
· What are 4 Types of Waseelah
· No difference among scholar on 3 types of Waseela.
· The difference of opinion among scholars on 4th type of waseela.
· 1st group of Ignorant Muslims Who oppose Waseelah without understanding and brand waseela as shirk.
· 2nd group of Ignorant Muslims who misuse waseela and do Rituals at grave of Aulia Allah.
· Some common point on waseelah that all scholars agreed.
· Example of king-minister or ladder to reach is totally wrong to explain waseela.
· Ahadith that support 4th Type of Waseela.
· Salafus salehin Imam Scholars Position on Waseelah
· Position of those who argue that 4th type of waseelah is not Permissible.
· Issue of Tawassul and Shirk
· Some Wrong practices on the name of Waseela.
· Among Muslim group Polemicists Waseela and Tawassul is one of the most commonly debate topic on internet forums/face book.
There are three things
1. Dua 2.Wassela 3. Shirk
1. Dua
Almighty Allah says:
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ (غافر:
وَقَالَ رَبُّكُمْ ادْعُونِي أَسْتَجِبْ لَكُمْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَسْتَكْبِرُونَ عَنْ عِبَادَتِي سَيَدْخُلُونَ جَهَنَّمَ دَاخِرِينَ (غافر:
[40:60]
Your Lord has said, .Call Me, I will respond to you. Definitely those who show arrogance against worshipping Me shall enter Jahannam (Hell) with disgrace. [Surah al-Ghafir, Verse 60]
The Almighty Allah states:
The Almighty Allah states:
فَلَوْلاَ إِذْ جَاءَهُمْ بَأْسُنَا تَضَرَّعُوا وَلَكِنْ قَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَزَيَّنَ لَهُمْ الشَّيْطَانُ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُون (الأنعام:
[6:43]
Why then, did they not supplicate in humility when a calamity from Us came upon them? Instead, their hearts were hardened and Satan adorned for them what they were doing. [Surah al-An'am, Verse 43]
It is narrated by Hadhrat Anas radhiallaahu anhu,
: «الدُّعَاءُ مُخُّ العِبَادَةِ»
‘Supplication is the essence of worship’ (Tirmidhi)
In another version, “Dua is Ibadah”
As dua is Ibadat (worship) and Ibadat can only be done to Allah so making dua other than Allah is wrong and not permitted at all. There is no confusion over it, all scholars are agreed that Ibadat can be done only for Allah)Hazrat Rasoolullah SallAllaho Alaihi wa Sallam states that Almighty Allah says:ظنِّ عبدي بي أنا عندَ
I am as My servant thinks of Me.
[Recorded in Bukhari (Hadith 7239), Muslim, Tirmidi, Nisa’i and Ibn Maja on the authority of Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah]
HADITH
لَيْسَ شَيءٌ أكْرَمَ عَلَى اللهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ
HADITH
لَيْسَ شَيءٌ أكْرَمَ عَلَى اللهِ مِنَ الدُّعَاءِ
There is nothing nobler to Allah than Du‘a.
[Recorded in Tirmidi, Ibn Maja, Ibn Habban and Hakim narrated by Sayyiduna Abu Hurayrah.]
2. Wassela
Allah Most High says:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَجَاهِدُوا فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ (المائدة: 35
O you who believe, fear Allah and seek means of nearness to Him, and carry out Jihad in His way, so that you may succeed.” (Surah al-Ma’ida, V: 35)
(All Scholars agreed that waseela is permissible. Great Majority of Scholars permits four types of Waseelah, Some Some permit 3 types.)
Waseela has very clear support for permission from Quran and Hadith.
But................................
Doing Dua other than Allah, Doing Sajda to Graves..........Other Rituals at grave is nothing to do with waseelah, No scholar permit it
Doing Dua other than Allah, Doing Sajda to Graves..........Other Rituals at grave is nothing to do with waseelah, No scholar permit it
3. Shirk
Shirk is opposite to Islam.That is to make partner to Allah is shirk. Islam is for tawheed
وَإِذْ قَالَ لُقْمَانُ ِلأَبْنِهِ وَهُوَ يَعِظُهُ يَابُنَيَّ لاَ تُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ إِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيمٌ (لقمان:
[31:13]
(Remember) when Luqman said to his son, while he was advising him, .My dear son, do not ascribe partners to Allah. Indeed, ascribing partners to Allah (shirk) is grave transgression..
i.e. only Allah has to be Worship, Only he is the creator sustainer and lord of everything, He has no partner and association in his names and attributes.
Making any association with Allah will become shirk. Shirk will not be Pardoned
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ افْتَرَى إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا (النساء: 48
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدْ افْتَرَى إِثْمًا عَظِيمًا (النساء: 48
[4:48]
Surely, Allah does not forgive that a partner is ascribed to Him, and He forgives anything short of that for whomsoever He wills. Whoever ascribes a partner to Allah commits a terrible sin.
These are three things.
Dont mix true waseelah with shirk........
Please dont mix them.
Important Clarification
We are not here to prove the position of any particular group/Scholar.
We will present Islamic Position based on Quarn Hadith as understood by Salafus Salehin.
Literal Meaning of Waseela
WASEELA or TAWASSUL (Arabic:توسل) literally meaning is seeking closeness. To make a request or supplicate through a means. WASEELA or TAWASSUL are used interchangeably for the same meaning.
The some other meaning of Waseelah that has been mentioned in ARABIC dictionary are Rasta (way),Zaria (Medium),Taqarrub hasil karne ka zaria (way for seeking closeness). Sometimes it is also translated as Intermediary or Intercession.
But the Islamic understanding of Wseela and Tawassul is not synonymous to these terms and their literal meaning. Through Tawassul Muslims seeks nearness to Allah and ask for acceptance for his dua to Allah.
Some of the Quran Ayats that give light on
Allah power
and
ways of doing things.
Allah pak say
اللَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ هُوَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ لاَ تَأْخُذُهُ سِنَةٌ وَلاَ نَوْمٌ لَهُ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الأَرْضِ مَنْ ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ يَعْلَمُ مَا بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِمْ وَمَا خَلْفَهُمْ وَلاَ يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ عِلْمِهِ إِلاَّ بِمَا شَاءَ وَسِعَ كُرْسِيُّهُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضَ وَلاَ يَئُودُهُ حِفْظُهُمَا وَهُوَ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ (البقرة: 255
"Allah! None has the right to be worshipped but He, the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter . And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. " Sutatul Baqarah 2:255
Allah says:
وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ (الأنعام: 18
وَهُوَ الْقَاهِرُ فَوْقَ عِبَادِهِ وَهُوَ الْحَكِيمُ الْخَبِيرُ (الأنعام: 18
"And He is the Irresistible, above His slaves, and He is the All Wise, Well Acquainted with all things." Suratul-An'am 6:18).
الَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا مِنْ دِيَارِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَقُولُوا رَبُّنَا اللَّهُ وَلَوْلاَ دَفْعُ اللَّهِ النَّاسَ بَعْضَهُمْ بِبَعْضٍ لَهُدِّمَتْ صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌ وَمَسَاجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا اسْمُ اللَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنصُرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ (الحج: 40).
الَّذِينَ إِنْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلاَةَ وَآتَوْا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنْ الْمُنْكَرِ وَلِلَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الأُمُورِ (الحج: 41(They are) the ones who were expelled from their homes without any just reason, except that they say .Our Lord is Allah.. Had Allah not been repelling some people by means of some others, the monasteries, the churches, the synagogues and the mosques where Allah‗s name is abundantly recited would have been demolished. Allah will definitely help those who help Him (by defending the religion prescribed by Him.) Surely Allah is Powerful, Mighty.
[22:41]
(The ones who help Allah are) those who, when We give them power in the land, establish Salah, pay Zakah, bid what is Fair and forbid what is Unfair. And with Allah lies the fate of all matters.
Allah says:
فَاطِرُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَمِنَ الأَنْعَامِ أَزْوَاجًا يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِيرُ (الشورى: 11)
فَاطِرُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالأَرْضِ جَعَلَ لَكُمْ مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ أَزْوَاجًا وَمِنَ الأَنْعَامِ أَزْوَاجًا يَذْرَؤُكُمْ فِيهِ لَيْسَ كَمِثْلِهِ شَيْءٌ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ البَصِيرُ (الشورى: 11)
"There is nothing like unto Him, and He is the All-Hearer, the All-Seer." Suratush-Shura 42:11
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُم فِي الأَرْضِ كَمَا اسْتَخْلَفَ الَّذِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِهِمْ وَلَيُمَكِّنَنَّ لَهُمْ دِينَهُمُ الَّذِي ارْتَضَى لَهُمْ وَلَيُبَدِّلَنَّهُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ خَوْفِهِمْ أَمْنًا يَعْبُدُونَنِي لاَ يُشْرِكُونَ بِي شَيْئًا وَمَنْ كَفَرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَئِكَ هُمْ الْفَاسِقُونَ (النور: 55
[24:55]
Allah has promised those of you who believe and do good deeds that He will certainly make them (His) vicegerents in the land, as He made those before them, and will certainly establish for them their religion which He has chosen for them, and will certainly give them peace in place of fear in which they were before; (provided that) they worship Me, ascribing no partner to Me. And those who turn infidel after that are the transgressors.
وَمَا خَلَقْتُ الْجِنَّ وَالإِنسَ إِلاَّ لِيَعْبُدُونِ (الذاريات: 56
[51:56]
I did not create the Jinns and the human beings except for the purpose that they should worship Me.
وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلاَ تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًا وَبِذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْجَارِ ذِي الْقُرْبَى وَالْجَارِ الْجُنُبِ وَالصَّاحِبِ بِالْجَنْبِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَانُكُمْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ مَنْ كَانَ مُخْتَالاً فَخُورًا (النساء: 36
[4:36]
Worship Allah, and do not associate with Him anything, and be good to parents and to kinsmen and orphans and the needy and the close neighbor and the distant neighbor and the companion at your side and the wayfarer and to those (slaves who are) owned by you. Surely, Allah does not like those who are arrogant, proud,
قُلْ لِمَنْ الأَرْضُ وَمَنْ فِيهَا إِنْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ (المؤمنون: 84).
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ أَفَلاَ تَذَكَّرُونَ (المؤمنون: 85).
قُلْ مَنْ رَبُّ السَّمَاوَاتِ السَّبْعِ وَرَبُّ الْعَرْشِ الْعَظِيمِ (المؤمنون: 86).
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (المؤمنون: 87).
قُلْ مَنْ بِيَدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ يُجِيرُ وَلاَ يُجَارُ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ كُنتُمْ تَعْلَمُون (المؤمنون: 88).
سَيَقُولُونَ لِلَّهِ قُلْ فَأَنَّا تُسْحَرُونَ (المؤمنون: 89
[23:84]
Say, .Whose is the earth and all those therein if you have knowledge?.
[23:85]
They will say, .Allah‗s.. Say, .Would you still pay no heed?
[23:86]
Say, .Who is the Lord of the seven heavens and the Lord of the Great Throne?.
[23:87] They will say, .(All this belongs) to Allah.. Say, .Would you still not fear Allah?.
[23:88]
Say, .Who is the One in whose hand lies the kingdom of every thing and who gives protection, and no protection can be given against him, if you have knowledge?.
[23:89] They will say, .(All this belongs) to Allah.. Say, .Then by which magic are you drawn crazy?.
قُلْ مَنْ يَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ أَمَّنْ يَمْلِكُ السَّمْعَ وَالأَبْصَارَ وَمَنْ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنْ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنْ الْحَيِّ وَمَنْ يُدَبِّرُ الأَمْرَ فَسَيَقُولُونَ اللَّهُ فَقُلْ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (يونس: 31
قُلْ مَنْ يَرْزُقُكُمْ مِنْ السَّمَاءِ وَالأَرْضِ أَمَّنْ يَمْلِكُ السَّمْعَ وَالأَبْصَارَ وَمَنْ يُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنْ الْمَيِّتِ وَيُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنْ الْحَيِّ وَمَنْ يُدَبِّرُ الأَمْرَ فَسَيَقُولُونَ اللَّهُ فَقُلْ أَفَلاَ تَتَّقُونَ (يونس: 31
[10:31]
Say, .Who gives you sustenance from the heavens and the earth? Or, who controls the (powers of) hearing and seeing? And who brings forth the living from the dead, and brings forth the dead from the living? And who manages everything?. They will say, .Allah.. Then, (you) say, .Would you not, then, fear Allah (by desisting from holding others as gods)?.
Allahsays:
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُول ٍإِلاَّ نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِي (الأنبياء: 25
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ قَبْلِكَ مِنْ رَسُول ٍإِلاَّ نُوحِي إِلَيْهِ أَنَّهُ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ أَنَا فَاعْبُدُونِي (الأنبياء: 25
[21:25]
We did not send before you any messenger but We revealed to him that there is no god but I, so worship Me.
لَقَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا نُوحًا إِلَى قَوْمِهِ فَقَالَ يَاقَوْمِ اعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ مَا لَكُمْ مِنْ إِلَهٍ غَيْرُهُ إِنِّي أَخَافُ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابَ يَوْمٍ عَظِيمٍ (الأعراف: 59)
Surely We sent Nuh to his people. So he said, .O my people, worship Allah. You have no god other than Him. I fear for you the punishment of a great Day.
Then What is Waseela??
Allah himself has permitted and has asked to seek Waseela.
Allah Most High says:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَجَاهِدُوا فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ (المائدة: 35
“O you who believe! Fear Allah and seek a means (waseelah) to him” (Surah al-Ma’ida, V: 35)
Allah Almighty says:
وَمَا أَرْسَلْنَا مِنْ رَسُولٍ إِلاَّ لِيُطَاعَ بِإِذْنِ اللَّهِ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذْ ظَلَمُوا أَنفُسَهُمْ جَاءُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللَّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمْ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُوا اللَّهَ تَوَّابًا رَحِيمًا (النساء: 64
"If they had only, when they were unjust to themselves, come to you (Prophet, Sallallahu Alayhi Wasallam) and asked Allah's forgiveness and the Messenger of Allah had asked forgiveness for them, they would have found Allah indeed forgiving and Most Merciful". (Surah al-Nisa, V: 64).
So there is no difference of Opinion among Scholars that Waseelah is Permissible.
All Scholars are Agreed on Waseela. And there is no controversy on its permissibility
Waseela perse (itself) is Permissible and recommended.
Allah Most High says:
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَابْتَغُوا إِلَيْهِ الْوَسِيلَةَ وَجَاهِدُوا فِي سَبِيلِهِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ (المائدة: 35
“O you who believe! Fear Allah and seek a means (waseelah) to him” (Surah al-Ma’ida, V: 35)
All Scholars are agreed on following type of Waseela
1. First type of waseela
To make Tawassul with the names and attributes of Allah Taala
AllahAlmightysays
وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ (الأعراف: 180).
وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا وَذَرُوا الَّذِينَ يُلْحِدُونَ فِي أَسْمَائِهِ سَيُجْزَوْنَ مَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ (الأعراف: 180).
‘And Allah has beautiful names, so call unto Him through them.’ (Surah A’araaf v.180)
2. Second type of waseela
To make Tawassul to Almighty Allah due to one having performed a certain good deed. It is permissible and unanimously accepted.
It is supported by the Hadith of Sahih Bukhari in which three people were trapped in a cave. Each of them made Duaa to Allah Taala to move the obstructing rock and they requested Allah Taala to accept their duaas due to some good deed that each of them had done.
Hadith of Bukhari Shareef
Volume 3, Book 36, Number 472:
Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar:
I heard Allah's Apostle saying, "Three men from among those who were before you, set out together till they reached a cave at night and entered it. A big rock rolled down the mountain and closed the mouth of the cave. They said (to each other), Nothing could save you Tom this rock but to invoke Allah by giving referenda to the righteous deed which you have done (for Allah's sake only).' So, one of them said, 'O Allah! I had old parents and I never provided my family (wife, children etc.) with milk before them. One day, by chance I was delayed, and I came late (at night) while they had slept. I milked the sheep for them and took the milk to them, but I found them sleeping. I disliked to provide my family with the milk before them. I waited for them and the bowl of milk was in my hand and I kept on waiting for them to get up till the day dawned. Then they got up and drank the milk. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from our critical situation caused by this rock.' So, the rock shifted a little but they could not get out."
The Prophet added, "The second man said, 'O Allah! I had a cousin who was the dearest of all people to me and I wanted to have sexual relations with her but she refused. Later she had a hard time in a famine year and she came to me and I gave her one-hundred-and-twenty Dinars on the condition that she would not resist my desire, and she agreed. When I was about to fulfill my desire, she said: It is illegal for you to outrage my chastity except by legitimate marriage. So, I thought it a sin to have sexual intercourse with her and left her though she was the dearest of all the people to me, and also I left the gold I had given her. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present calamity.' So, the rock shifted a little more but still they could not get out from there."
The Prophet added, "Then the third man said, 'O Allah! I employed few laborers and I paid them their wages with the exception of one man who did not take his wages and went away. I invested his wages and I got much property thereby. (Then after some time) he came and said to me: O Allah's slave! Pay me my wages. I said to him: All the camels, cows, sheep and slaves you see, are yours. He said: O Allah's slave! Don't mock at me. I said: I am not mocking at you. So, he took all the herd and drove them away and left nothing. O Allah! If I did that for Your Sake only, please relieve us from the present suffering.' So, that rock shifted completely and they got out walking.
3. Third type of Waseela
Some scholars include a third type of Tawassul, where a person requests some living pious servant of Allah to make du’aa for him: This is also unanimously accepted.
(Difference of opinionon among Scholars is on 4TH type of Waseela)
4. Fourth 4thType of Waseelah
Waseelah by supplicating to Allah Ta’ala through the rank and position of certain individuals in the sight of Almighty Allah, alive or deceased.
Where one makes Tawassul through individuals that are alive or deceased by saying, ‘O Allah, I beseech you to accept my Du’aa due to the status that Rasulullah [Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam] (or some other pious person) hold in Your eyes.
This includes the Prophets alayhimus salaam, the martyrs and any other pious servant of Allah like Siddiqeen Shuhada and Saliheen.
For example; if one says, ‘Oh Allah, I beseech you to accept my du’aa due to the status of Rasulullah Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam in Your eyes, this form of Tawassul is permissible according to the vast majority of the Ulama and it has in fact remained part of their practise.
Difference of opinionon among Scholars is on 4TH type of Waseela
Great Majority of Islamic Scholars , Salafus Salehin Imams
Great Majority of Islamic Scholars , Salafus Salehin Imams
Permits it.But some other Scholars donot permit it. We will discuss all the Ahadith and respective points in detail Insha Allah shortly……………..
Some Agreed point on waseela by all Islamic scholars
(Either permitting or not the 4th type.)
Principles that are agreed by all Scholars is essential to know
1. Waseela is not Dua from anyone other than Allah. Dua is an Ibadat that can be done only for Allah.
2. When one uses Waseela in supplication, one does not ask and seek from anyone other than Allah.
3. While explaining/for understanding Waseela the example of King and person closer to king, Example of ladder/steps to reach the building is totally wrong.
4. These are dangerous example and not proper at all and will lead to deviated thought sometimes may lead to the Shirk. Allah power/his way of doing things should never be compared it is free from all assistance.
5. Waseela permissibility is only if
a. Someone asks Allah Ta'ala for a particular need and in doing so, he uses some Pious personality as his Waseela (means)
b. Without thinking or believing that the person is being supplicated to or that he will fulfil his need.
c. CAUTION 1: If one asks directly from the deceased and believes that the Anbiyaa [alayhimus salaam] and the pious [rahimahumullah] independently possess the power to provide, then this would be Shirk (polytheism) because he is now ascribing partners to Allah in the quality of 'Providing'.
6. Some contemporaries Who oppose Waseela have mixed both these forms in their oppose
a. asking from the deceased and,
b. asking Allah Alone, through the waseela of some pious deceased
c. CAUTION 2: Passing common ruling of Shirk for both forms and branding waseela as Shirk is not correct. We should be fearful to Allah for branding any Muslim as Mushrik. This is clearly a mix error on their path.
7. Allah always command for best way. As waseela is way of quran and sunnah. So chances for acceptance of dua are more with waseela. Waseela is not only permitted, rather recommended.
8. Also, one should not have the belief that the supplication (Dua) is not accepted without Waseela.Waseela is not a compulsory thing for a dua to be accepted. One can do dua without Waseela also.
9. At the same time, one should be precautious in not having any wrong belief in Aqidah. There should be the conviction that Allah Almighty alone has influence over everything, direct or indirect, complete or partial, outwardly and inwardly.
10. Our Beloved Prophet (S.A.W.) was biggest caller of Tawheed and all the Aulia Allah were and have called towards and spreaded Tawheed.
11. In major part of Indian subcontinent the lamp of Tawheed was spreaded by Aulia Allah which has almost half of total Muslim of the world (approx 60 crores out of total 120 crores) Tawheed and Love respect of Prophet and AuliA Allah is fully compatible with each other.
But…At Ground……among general Muslim… there are two extreme groups ……and Big Confusion on Waseela Understanding
This confusion is much beyond the actual matter and leading to unwanted situation and discussions ……
There are two extreme views among general Muslims at ground……and also among firebrand speakers on internet/you tube/TV Channels……
1st Extreme :
(Who oppose Waseela out of Ignorance and Brand Waseela as Shirk and those doing waseela as Mushrik)
2ND Extreme :
(Who misuse Wassela out of Ignorance and do rituals at graves of Aulia Allah that is nothing to do with waseela)
………They are not from any group. No Scholars support their stand. They are simply less knowledgeable and Ignorant and their extremes are
1. 1st Extreme : (Who oppose Waseelah out of Ignorance)
a. Some Ignorant general Muslims consider Waseelah as just similar to Shirk.
b. They consider that waseelah is prohibited and taking Waseelah is like Shirk.
c. They even brand many Muslims who take Permissible type of Waseelah as Mushrik.
d. They have no knowledge that all most all of Great Scholars, Salafus Salehin Imams based on authentic Hadith has permitted Waseelah through individuals that are alive or deceased by saying, ‘O Allah, I beseech you to accept my Du’aa due to the status that Rasulullah [Sallallaahu Alayhi Wasallam] (or some other pious person) hold in Your eyes.
e. So they are in grave mistake and ignorance as by Branding this fourth type of waseelah as shirk they are making all great scholars and Slafus salehin who have permitted this 4th type as Mushrik.
f. This branding by ignorant Muslims of one extreme will make almost all Slafus salehin Hadith Scholars, scholars of Islam, Imam as Mushrik.(Nauzubillah)
g. There are some so called Scholars on internet/you tube/Tv Channels also who do like ignorant Muslims in branding all Muslims as Mushrik because of 4th type of Waseelah. They have little knowledge Many of them even don’t know Arabic language to understand deep knowledge of Quran and Hadith.They have been falsely accepted as Scholars.
h. There is urgent need teach Islamic principles to General Ignorant Muslims and so called scholars of TV Channels/Internet/You tube in the light of quran and Sunnah and Slafus salehin understanding.
i. May Allah guide these ignorant group of Muslims.
2. 2ND Extreme : (Who misuse Wasselah out of Ignorance)
a. Some Ignorant general Muslims consider Waseelah means asking to Prophet or Aulia Allah for any help or need.
b. They take refuge of Waseelah for making many types of rituals at the grave of Aulia Allah.
c. It is very common and sad scene to see that on the graves of Aulia Allah many people do Sajdah (Prostration).
d. Although all those who do sajdah (Prostration) at graves or do rituals at graves are not Muslims for e.g in India Many Hindu brothers also visit the graves of Muslim Aulia. (May Allah guide all mankind)
e. But it is a hard fact that many of by birth Muslims also do these rituals out of ignorance.
f. There are some others who despite knowing that it is wrong don’t stop these prostration and rituals. If they want they can persuade many of the the ignorant Muslims from doing this. But there are angles of money collection etc involved.
g. These ignorant Muslims have love for Aulia Allah, So they should be convinced that these Aulia Allah actually spreaded Tawheed and they stopped all types of shirk and Bidats.
h. All Aulia Allah were the caller of Tawheed of Allah and they were the true follower of the biggest caler of tawheed our beloved prophet Muhammadﷺ
i. Love and Respect to Aulia Allah is must.It is a fact beyond doubt that in India Allah saved Islam on the hand of the chain of Aulia Allah Most notably Mujaddid Alfasani, Sheikh Moinuddin Chishti, Sultanul Mashaekh Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia, Hazarat Sharfuddin Yahya Maneri, Sheikh Bakhtiyar Kaki and many others Rahmatullah Alaihi. Maulana Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi rahimullah has writtten the biography of all of them in Urdu. Unfortunately english translation is not available.
j. There is urgent need to teach Islamic principles to General Ignorant Muslims and so called scholars of TV Channels/Internet/You tube in the light of quran and Sunnah and Slafus salehin understanding.
k. May Allah guide these ignorant group of Muslims.
Discussion on Fourth 4thType of Waseelah
That is Waseelah by supplicating to Allah Ta’ala through the rank and position of certain individuals in the sight of Almighty Allah, alive or deceased.
