Noble Muhadditheen
Seek Help from
The Blessed Prophet
(SALLALLAHU ALAIHE-E-WA-SALLAM)
?
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Abu
Abdullah Sams-ud-Din Muhammad Dhahabi,
a Muhaddith and a renowned expert
in textual criticism, was a
disciple of Ibn-e-Katheer
Damishqi.
An
Arabic book of him “Tadhkira tul Huffaaz”
is very famous.
In
this, remembrance of many Huffaaz ul Hadith (memorizers of
the Prophetic traditions) is present.
Some
years ago, Ghair al-Muqallid (Wahabi)
Molvi Sheikh ul Hadith Hafiz Muhammad Ishaaq translated this
book into Urdu, and presentation and revision was
done by Muneer Ahmad Salafi Ghair
al-Muqallid.
In
1981, Islamic Publishing House published this translation
in Lahore.
Allama
Dhahabi writes on its volume 3 about the
condition of Muhaddith al-Kabeer Imam Abu
Bakr Muhammad bin Ibrahim bin Ali al-Muqarra Isbahaani (died
on 381 Hijri, Allah’s
mercy be upon him):
It
is narrated from Abu Bakr Abi
Ali that Ibn
Al-Muqarra used to say:
‘I
myself, Muhaddith
Imam Hafiz Abil Qasim Sulaiman bin Ahmad Tabarani (died
in 360 Hijri) and Abul Sheikh used to live in
Madeena tul Munawwara.
Our wealth got exhausted and we were experiencing poverty.
Our wealth got exhausted and we were experiencing poverty.
We
kept a fast (that day) without having “Sahri” (eating before
dawn).’
Imam
Muqarra says ‘On
Isha time, I visited the sacred shrine of Holy Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him) and *requested “O
Allah’s Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)! We
have totally exhausted due to hunger”.
After
saying this, I came to my house.
Imam
Tabarani started saying “Sit
down, we will either get food or will die.”
Shortly afterward, Abul Sheikh and I stood up to the door and found a wealthy ‘Alawi at the door. We opened the door; there were two slaves with him, standing and holding two baskets which contained many things.
Shortly afterward, Abul Sheikh and I stood up to the door and found a wealthy ‘Alawi at the door. We opened the door; there were two slaves with him, standing and holding two baskets which contained many things.
The ‘Alawi said “you
implored the Holy Prophet (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon him), I
saw him (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him) in my dream
and he ordered me to give you something”.’
--
All
of the three are noble Muhadditheen, Imam
Tabarani and Imam Abul
Sheikh did not say to
Imam Muhaddith Muqarra
“You
committed Shirk (polytheism) by seeking assistance about
your wish or difficulty from the Holy Prophet (peace and blessings of
Allah be upon him).”
This
confirms that it is the belief of Muhadditheen that seeking
help from the Holy
Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)
after his apparent passing away is permissible and not Shirk.
Shams-ud-Din
Dhahabi too quoted this incident without any alteration or
explanation.
But
now, the generation of the Westerners, which is a new
innovating sect of Wahhabia,
says that doing so is Shirk.
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al-Hafiz
Ibn al-Jawzi relates in Kitab al-Wafa (p.
818 #1536):
Abu
Bakr al-Minqari said: I was with al-Tabarani and Abu
al-Shaykh in the Prophet's Mosque, in some difficulty. We
became very hungry. That day and the next we didn't eat. When it was
time for `isha, I came to the Prophet's grave and I said:
"O
Messenger of Allah, we are hungry, we are hungry" (ya
rasullallah al-ju` al-ju`)!
Then
I left. Abu
al-Shaykh said
to me: Sit. Either there will be food for us, or death. I slept
and Abu
al-Shaykh slept. al-Tabarani stayed
awake, researching something.
Then
an `Alawi (a descendant of `Ali) came knocking
at the door with two boys, each one carrying a palm-leaf basket
filled with food. We sat up and ate. We thought that the children
would take back the remainder but they left everything behind.
When
we finished, the `Alawi said: O
people, did you complain to the Prophet? I saw him in my sleep
and he ordered me to bring something to you.
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IBN ABI DUNYA (d. 281H)
ON TAWASSUL
OF THE SALAF
The hadith scholar
and ascetic, Imam Ibn Abi Dunya (d. 281 H) in his book “مجابو الدعوة” which is a compilation of various
supplications used by the Salaf, records the following:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو هِشَامٍ،
سَمِعْتُ عَنَ كَثِيرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ كَثِيرِ بْنِ رِفَاعَةَ قَالَ: ” جَاءَ
رَجُلٌ إِلَى عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ بْنِ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ
أَبْجَرَ، فَجَسَّ بَطْنَهُ، فَقَالَ: بِكَ دَاءٌ لَا يَبْرَأُ، قَالَ: مَا هُوَ؟
قَالَ: هُوَ الدُّبَيْلَةُ، فَتَحَوَّلَ الرَّجُلُ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُ، اللَّهُ،
رَبِّي لَا أُشْرِكُ بِهِ أَحَدًا، اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ
بِنَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ، يَا
مُحَمَّدُ، إِنِّي أَتَوَجَّهُ بِكَ إِلَى رَبِّكَ وَرَبِّي أَنْ يَرْحَمَنِي
مِمَّا بِي رَحْمَةً يُغْنِينِي بِهَا عَنْ رَحْمَةِ مَنْ سِوَاهُ – ثَلَاثَ
مَرَّاتٍ ثُمَّ دَعَا إِلَى ابْنِ أَبْجَرَ، فَجَسَّ بَطْنَهُ، فَقَالَ: بَرَأْتَ،
مَا بِكَ عِلَّةٌ
“
--
“A person came over to see ‘Abd-ul-Malik
bin Sa‘īd bin Abjar (who is from the Tabi’ Tabieen).
‘Abd-ul-Malik
pressed his belly and told him that he was suffering from an incurable disease.
The man asked him:
‘what is it?’ ‘Abd-ul-Malik replied that it was a kind of ulcer that
grows inside the belly and ultimately kills the man. It is said that the
patient turned round and then he said:
Allāh!
Allāh! Allāh is my Lord. I regard
no one as His rival or partner. O Allāh! I beseech You and submit myself to
You through the mediation of Your Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم), the merciful Prophet. O Muhammad! Through your
means I submit myself to your and my Lord that He should take mercy on me in my
state of illness.
It is said that
‘Abd-ul-Malik pressed his belly again and said: ‘you are cured, you are no
longer suffering from any disease.’
As one can see, the
practice of Tawassul was a
practice of Muslims from the earliest of times going back to the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) himself who taught the dua
of tawassul as in the hadith of the blind man and practiced by
the Sahabah as in the hadith of man in need and continued to be
practiced by the Salaf, scholars and laity until today.
In fact, Ibn Taymiyya in his book قاعدة جليلة في التوسل والوسيلة quotes this narration
and says,
قلت: فهذا الدعاء ونحوه قد روي أنه دعا به
السلف، ونقل عن أحمد بن حنبل في منسك المروذي التوسل بالنبي صلى الله عليه وسلم في
الدعاء، ونهى به
--
“I say
this dua’ and similar (dua’) has been narrated that the Salaf used to ask (in
supplication) with, and it’s been reported in the Manasik of Al
Marrudhi that Imam Ahmed (encouraged) tawassul through the Prophet in
his dua’”. Here
The above saying of Ibn Taymiyya also
refutes the bogus claim of pseudo salafis
that the tawassul which scholars allowed
is restricted to calling upon Allah only such
as “Oh Allah we seek by your Prophet…”
while instead we see from the narration above that it is not restricted to such.
while instead we see from the narration above that it is not restricted to such.
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