An Open Letter to Brother Zakir Naik Demanding Reference on His Claim That 25 Quranic Verses Say...

8/11/2019 An Open Letter to Brother Zakir Naik Demanding Reference on His Claim That 25 Quranic Verses Say Shifa or Wasi

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presents

An Open Letter To Brother Zakir Naik Demanding

Reference On His Claim That 25 Quranic Verses say

Shifa Or wasila Is Haram [ 01]

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This Open Letter To Brother Zakir Naik Only To

Establish Truth & To remove Misconceptions About

Wasila

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most

Merciful.All Praise is due to Allah The Most High. Peace and blessings beupon our Prophet Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam, his family andhis companions. I thank Allah for instilling in me the courage and strength tocompose this letter for the benefit of truth-seekers and for the unity of MuslimUmmah. Nothing is possible without His help and I pray to Him that Heaccepts mywork.Aamin.

Dear Brother Zakir Naik ! Since my College life, I had been a

passionate admirer of you as well as of your dawah. Your mastery on

comparative religion exerted tremendous impact on me and I started

thinking like many secular-educated youths that your dawah is abovesectarianism and you are an admirable Crichton working for the unity of

Muslim Ummah. However, a circumspect study of your books,

speeches and TV programmes in consultation with Islamic Theology, has

triggered a bunch of big questions in my mind about your dawah

movement as well as your beliefs. In lieu of cherishing doubts and

disquiets about your dawah, I deem it befitting to make direct approach

to you to have these questions answered so that truth becomes

manifest. If it is proved that your dogmas and creeds are based on truthand righteousness, Ill not hesitate InshaAllah to follow your dawah in

spite of the glaring reality that Ulemas of all schools of Thoughts

denounce you to be a calamity and in spite of the fact that even Ulemas

belonging to Salafi Sect certify your dawah to be dawah of Shaytan . As

all issues could not be unravelled in a single discourse, in this humble


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letter( No. 01) I am picking up the issue of Wasila about which you

sharply claimed that There are 25 verses in Quran Mazeed where it is

written that Shifa meaning Wasila Shifaarish is haram. . Hope you

will enlighten me on this issue and help me to walk along the path of life

prescribed by Islam. Before taking up this issue, let me quote and

anatomize some of your speeches so that one may understand the key

spirit of your dawah properly.

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Please Give Reference On Movement Ahle Sahih Hadeeth&

Slogan Of Quran & Sahih Hadeeth !

Brother Zakir Naik ! Although you and your IRF claim that

comparative religion is your field, nowadays you are heard speaking

about Islamic Theology very often. You call yourself Ahle Sahih

Hadeeth and the basic criterion of your Movement is that only Quran

and Sahih Hadeeth deserve to be obeyed and Scholars view carry no

value. On the basis of this criterion, fatwa of Shirk and Bidah are

inflicted on Ahle Sunnat Wa Zamaat and Muslims are called unjustly


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Grave-worshipper, Mushrik, Kafirs etc. Let me quote your speeches first

to attest the motto of your movement Ahle Sahih Hadeeth :

( 1) Brother Zakir Naik ! You said in a program on Huda

TV, .anyone says anything about Deen, he should back it up with the

reference from Quran and Sahih Hadith any scholar after he says

anything if he does not refer to these sources, whatever he says, does

not carry weight.I request the people, the Muslims to ask references

from their Syuookhs, and if the Suyookh gives references backed up by

proof of (not clear),the Sahih Hadith, it is the part of Deen. If it is not,

then just by say, my Saykh said so and so or this great scholar said so

and so, that is not sufficient to be part of Deen.

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(2) Brother Zakir Naik ! You recited part of Verse

No 103 of Surah Al Imran and teanslated: "Aap Allah ki rashhi ko

mazbooti se pakdo aur aapas me firqa mat banaon"(And hold fast the

rope of Allah and don't be divided among yourselves). Then you

questioned "Allah ki rasshhi kaun si hain"? (what is the rope of

Allah?). You yourself answered: "Eh hai Allah Subhaha hu ta'la ki

Qalam Quran Sharif aur Muhammad salsam ki Sahih hadith" (This is

Allah Subhana hu ta'la's Qalam Holy Quran and Muhammad salsam's

Sahih Hadith.) [Ref : Debate between Dr Naik and Maulana Hamid

Rahmani. Mp3, dr _Zakir_ahlehadees_1. Released by

www.asliahlesunnat.com]

(3) Brother Zakir Naik ! You also say, Each and

everyone comes and utters Quran Hadith, Quran Hadith, Quran

Hadith. I want to say, if it is required to say, I call myself Ahle Sahih

Hadith because the rest of the Muslims obey Sahih Hadith, Zaif Hadith

abd even Mawdoo Hadith. From early period the practice of Islam is

Quran And Sahih Hadith .(Ref : Debate between Dr Naik and

Maulana Hamid Rahmani. Mp3, dr _Zakir_ahlehadees_1. Released by

www.asliahlesunnat.com.)

(4) Brother Zakir Naik ! You say, Any person any

Scholar say anything ask of proof.What Zakir Naik says has no

value what Allah says has value.what I say carry no weight..any

Scholar say anything ask for proof. * Ref. Zakir Naik on Wasila

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSReUdbb]

(5) Brother Zakir Naik ! you say that you have givenmore lectures in SaudiArabia than in India, which is a difficult task

and needs permission and the reason is because, you say, "because in

my speech, always thereference is Quran and Saheeh Hadees."
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[Reference : A Reply To Zakir Naiks Accusations On the Ahlul

Hadeeth And Highlighting some Issues of Concern-- Courtsey:

www.Zakirilogic.comPage-46]

So, the motto of your newly-launched sect Ahle Sahih

Hadeeth is: .anyone says anything about Deen, he should back it

up with the reference from Quran and Sahih Hadith any scholar

after he says anything if he does not refer to these sources, whatever

he says, does not carry weight. Brother! You dont only say, you

also urge the Muslims to demand references from Quran and Sahih

Hadeeth from the Scholars saying,any Scholar say anything ask for

proof. Its catastrophic consequence is, on every issue your followers

repeatedly and attackingly demand from the Ahle Sunnah people

references from Quran and Sahih Hadeeth. The simple-minded poor

common Ahle Sunnah masses are taken aback by these questions and

your followers start mocking and making fun of them. Allah

Subhanahu Taala warns : O ye who believe! let not some men among

you laugh at others: it may be that the (latter) are better than the

(former)[Ref : Surat A l-Huju rat [49:11] - The Noble Qur 'an]

Brother Zakir Naik ! Now, in compliance with our

request, I request the people, the Muslims to ask references from

their Syuookhs, and .anyone says anything about Deen, he should

back it up with the reference from Quran and Sahih Hadith any
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scholar after he says anything if he does not refer to these sources,

whatever he says, does not carry weightI am asking reference from

you for the sake of truth ! My dear brother, I beg to learn from you, in

which verse of Quran or in which Sahih Hadeeth this criterion is

mentioned. Would you kindly reveal, from Surah Fatiha to Surah An-

Nas of Al- Quran------ in which verse Allah Almighty has instructed this

criterion that except Quran and Sahih Hadeeth nothing deserve any

value and that we should call ourselves Ahle Sahih Hadeeth ? My

dear brother I beg to learn, in which Sahih Hadeeth, The Holy Prophet

Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam has communicated this criterion ?

Brother Zakir Naik ! As per your own instruction and in

order to learn truth we are humbly asking proof from you. One may

question, is there any serious reason of being concerned about this

issue ? Yes, there are overwhelming reasons for being concerned

because it is the issue on the basis of which Muslims across the globe

are called grave worshippes, Mushriks and Kafirs, fatwas of shirk

and bidat are imposed indiscriminately on the Muslims and youths are

quarrelling, abusing and fighting each other. In every issue, demands

are made , Show reference from Quran and Sahih Hadeeth, Quranand Sahih Hadeeth, Quran and saheeh Hadeeth and as a

consequence Muslim Ummah are on the brink of Civil war. So, this

issue needs to be sorted out at the earliest beacause we have to find

out ways to restore peace, harmony and co-operation. Brother Zakir

Naik ! I am not ashamed in admitting the truth that my knowledge

on Quran and Hadeeth Literature is very poor and being student of

Islamic theology I want to learn from you. I Hope you will provide

reference and proof in support of your motto . Ill wait for youranswer passionately and I assure you that once you provide reference

from Quran and saheeh Hadeeth in support of your movement Ahle

Sahih Hadeeth and on your motto that, .anyone says anything

about Deen, he should back it up with the reference from Quran and

Sahih Hadith InshaAllah Ill start following your dawah at once. But if


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you fail to back up your movement and motto with reference from

Quran and Sahih Hadeeth, I would respectfully appeal you to make

tawba. Allah Subhanahu Taala says in The Holy quran : Allah Almighty

warns : Do you order righteousness to mankind and forget

yourselves whereas you read the Book? Then, have you no sense* 2:

25]

Brother Zakir Naik! Now I would present in my letters a bunch

of issues propagated by you which appear to be without reference from

Quran and Sahih Hadeeth and this is against the decisive principle of

your Movement Ahle Sahih Hadeeth and your motto I request the

people, the Muslims to ask references from their Syuookhs, and

.anyone says anything about Deen, he should back it up with the

reference from Quran and Sahih Hadith any scholar after he says

anything if he does not refer to these sources, whatever he says, does

not carry weightThese issues will also enable us to measure the

strength of some brothers long claim that you teach and discuss

everything from Quran and sahih Hadeeth. Brother Zakir Naik! They call

you Allamatul Musleemin ( Only Allah knows from which verse of Al

Quran or from which Sahih Hadeeth they have got this title!). Each andeveryone of these people considers himself Muhaddis and Mufassir . On

every issue these fatwa-masters demand Quran and Sahih Hadeethes

references from others and impose the fatwa of Shirk and Bidah on

them. The butcher, the baker and the candlestickmaker all are

Muhaddises or Mufassirs ! These Muhaddises or Mufassirs are so

unique in their knowledge on Al Quran and Hadeeth, when they are

asked to come out with a single hadeeth with its complete chain of

narrations , they are at a loss. To be honest, most of them cant evenread the Kalima Tayiba properly ! These pugnacious, bellicose and

offensive armchair critics cant tolerate the slightest criticism of you and

dont hesitate to call Muslims Zahil, Mushriks , Bidatis etc. Brother Zakir

Naik! Now, we would cross-examine your own teachings in the light of


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your own movement, motto and criterion of Ahle Sahih Hadeeth.

These issues can be divided into three categories:

Firstly, Brother Zakir Naik! There are some crucial issues

on which you furnished reference but these references appear to be lie.

Even some references attributed to Quran and Hadeeth appear to be lie.

Ill be beside myself with pleasure if you can prove that these references

provided by you are authentic and not lie. But if they are proved lie, I am

reminding you severe warning of Allah Subhanahu Taala and His

beloved Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him .Allah, The Most

High, says, "O you who believe! keep your duty to Allah and speak

straight, true words." (Holy Quran 33:70).Allah, The Most High, says,

"On the Day of Judgement will thou see those who told lies against

Allah;- their faces will be turned black: is there not in Hell an abode for

the Haughty?" (Az-Zummar: 60). The Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa

Sallam said,"A lie about me is not the same as a lie about someone

else: whoever intentionally lies about me shall take a place for himself

in Hell. (Al-Bukhari and Ahmad)

Secondly, Brother Zakir Naik! There are certain

crucial issues regarding Aqidah and Fiqh on which you did not

furnish any reference from Quran and Sahih Hadeeth and these

issues taught by you appear to be against the basic spirit of

Islam and have become apple of discord among Muslims.

Scholars say, these issues taught by you are terribly harmful toones iman. Brother Zakir Naik! You have to kindly provide

references on these issues.


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Thirdly, Brother Zakir Naik! There are some

issues which are not related with Aqidah and Fiqh and answers

given by you on these issues do not appear to be objectionable.

But the moot point is that they do not contain any proof from

Quran and Sahih Hadeeth . Brother Zakir Naik! My humble

question to you is, do these answers given by you carry any

value as You say, Any person any Scholar say anything ask of

proof and that What Zakir Naik says has no value what Allah

says has value ? Ill wait for your verdict whether these

issues discussed by you are acceptable or not. If you give

verdict that these issues are acceptable, my appeal to you,

please do mention-- on which yardstick? Allah Subhanahu Taala

Warns in The Holy Quran : Do you order righteousness to

mankind and forget yourselves whereas you read the Book?

Then, have you no sense* 2: 25+

Brother Zakir Naik! Now InshaAllah well present our

cross-examinations one by one. In this letter (no 01), well take up your

adventurous claim that There are 25 verses in Quran Mazeed where

it is written that Shifa meaning Wasila Shifaarish is haram. If youcan prove that any quotation provided by us from your speeches /

books is false or we have deliberately suppressed the proofs provided

by you on the concerned topics, we shall InshaAllah admit it and make

corrections. If you fail to prove us wrong or to back up your views and

beliefs with Quran and Sahih Hadeeth , please just confess it. This is not

the issue of our victory or defeat. This is the issue of truth and

falsehood. This is the issue of unity of Muslim Ummah. Please let us

work for the unity of Muslim Ummah.

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Appeal to Zakir Naik Either To Mention The 25 Verses

Which Reject Wasila Or To Rectify His aqidah on

Tawassul

Scholars of Ahlus Sunnah Wa Zamat

are in absolute agreement that Wasila of The Holy Prophet Sallallahu

Alaihi wa sallam and Allahs pious servants is permissible as per the

rulings of Al Quran and Holy Hadithes. But in order to

, extremistelements brand it as shirk and declare the Ahle Sunnah Muslims

Mushriks for believing in Wasila. Brother ! You too deem wasila

impermissible. But What is dismaying is your reference in refutation of

wasila appears to be lie and deceptive. You say,


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Translation : "

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Appeal No 01to Zakir NaikTo Rectify His aqidah on

Tawassul: You say, There are 25 verses in Quran

Mazeed where it is written that Shifa meaning Wasila Shifaarish is

haram. Brother! This is lie.Would you kindly oblige us by quoting these

25 Quranic verses? Let me very humbly brief you that The Arabicwords 'Shifa' and Shafa'a are two different words. We shouldnot trick innocent Muslims to believe that both these words aresame. The actual meaning of 'Shifa' is 'cure or healing'. And theword 'Shafa'a' means - 'Mediation (Waseelah)' or'Recommendation (Sifaarish). If you verify The Holy Quran, youwill see that Shifaa means cure, not Wasila and this word iswritten in about three verses, not in twenty five as you say.We

are presenting below these three verses in Quran whichcontain the word 'Shifa' and we are providing their

English meanings as well. In none of these verses shifameans wasila:

1.Allah Subhanahu Taala says in Al Quran:

(Surah Younus , Surah No. 10, Verse No. 57).
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Meaning: -O' mankind! there hath come to you a direction from your Lord anda healingfor the (diseases) in your hearts, and for those who believe, a guidanceand a Mercy(Yousuf Ali)

Meaning: -O' mankind! there hath come to you an admonition and a healingfor the (diseases) in your hearts, -and for those who believe, a guidance and a

Mercy (Saudi Salafi IFTA)


(Al Israa, Surah No. 17, Verse No. 82).Meaning: We send down (stage by stage) in the Qur'an that which is a healingand a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after

loss.(Yousuf Ali)

Meaning: We send down (stage by stage) of the Qur'an that which is a healingand a mercy to those who believe: to the unjust it causes nothing but loss after

loss.(Saudi Salafi IFTA)


(Surah Fussilat , Surah No. 41, Verse No. 44).

Meaning: Had We sent this as a Qur'an (in the language) otherthan Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its verses explained


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in detail? What! (a Book) not in Arabic and (a Messenger an Arab?"Say: "It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and for thosewho believe not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness intheir (eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place fardistant!"(Yousuf Ali)

Meaning: Had We sent this as A Qur'an (in a language) otherthan Arabic, they would have said: "Why are not its verses explained indetail? What! A foreign ( tongue ) And (a Messenger ) an Arab?" Say:"It is a Guide and a Healing to those who believe; and for those whobelieve not, there is a deafness in their ears, and it is blindness in their(eyes): They are (as it were) being called from a place Far distant!"(Saudi Salafi IFTA)

Shifa does

notmean Wasila Shifaarish as you teach.

There are 25 verses in Quran Mazeed where it iswritten that Shifa meaning Wasila Shifaarish is haram.

Say: People who

invent lies against Allah will not be successful. (Qur'an 10:69). Al Quran

instructs : ...Say, Produce your evidence if you are telling the truth.

(Qur'an 2:111)

Appeal No 02 to Zakir NaikTo Rectify H is aqidah on

Tawassul: How can tawaassul be shirk orharam? There is no single Quranic verse or blessed hadeeth


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prohibititing or condemning tawassulthrough The Holy Prophet

Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam and Allahs pious Servants . Shaykh Abdul

Wahab Nazdi and his followers picked the verses of Al Quran revealed

exclusively about the Mushriks who worshipped idols and applied them

to the Muslims.For example, they take this verse of Al Quran about theMushrikswho said we do not worship them except that theymight bring us near to Allah (Surat al-Zumar, 3). This verse

does not condemn tawassul. Rather this noble verse is clear in its severe

condemnation of the polytheists for their worship of idols as gods

besides Allah, the Exalted, and their association of them with Him,

claiming that their worship of these idols is nothing more than a means

of drawing closer to Allah. The kufr and shirk of their action stems from

their worship of these idols, and their belief that they are lords besides

Allah. This is the key feature of Kharizism. They made self-made tafsirof these verses and on the basis of these verses declare Ahle Sunnat Wa

zamaat Mushrik and spread fitna, firqaparasti and disunity among

Muslims. Imam Bukhari relates from Abdullah ibn Umar

(Allah be well pleased with him) "Ibn `Umar consideredthe Khawarij and the heretics as the worst beings increation, and he said: They went to verses which wererevealed about the disbelievers and applied them to theBelievers.[Sahih Bukhari, Chapter of Killing theKhawarjites and Mulhideen, Volume No. 6, Page No.2539]


Tawassul: How can tawaassul be shirk or

haram? Shirk isto combine others in the oneness ofAllah , to believe that another entity is worthy ofworship as is the case with idols, or believe thatsomething is like Allah while tawassul and Waseelah is tomake a request or supplicate through a means. The lexical meaning of


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tawassul is 'nearness' or a 'means' through which to reach a certain

goal ( Lisan al-'Arab, Asas al-Balaghah and Tartib al-Qamus al-

Muhit). Tawassul in no way rejects the fact that everything is under

Allah's sovereignty. When we use the means of approach toward

AllahSubhanahu Taala , it does not mean we are worshiping that

means. If you can quote 25 verses in Quran Mazeed where it is

written that Shifa meaning Wasila Shifaarish is haram as you claim,

well instantly make tawba InshaAllah and accept your standpoint.

Appeal No 04 to Zaki r NaikTo Rectify H is aqidah on

Tawassul: How can tawaassul be shirk orharam? There is not a single Quranic Verseprohibititing or

condemning tawassulwhereas a number of Quranic Verses justify its

permissibility. Let alone Shirk which is capital crime, in which Quranic

Verse or Hadith, Tawassul and seeking help from Prophets and Awliyas,

are declared as merely undesirable or impermissible ? The acts which

are not declared even dislikedor undesirable by Shariah, how can

you declare them as Shirk ? Allah Almighty commands :

O believers!

Fear Allah and seek meansof approach unto Him, And strive in His

cause, that you may prosper [surah Al-Midah, Surah No. 05, VerseNo.35). The instruction of this verse on seeking wasila is general and

this wasila may be of various forms : Wasila through good deeds, wasila

through the names and attributes of Almighty Allah and wasila through

Allahs beloved servants.Some people say that Allah Almighty Himself

declares that only Wasila through good deeds and through the namesand attributes of Almighty Allah are permissible and waasila through

The Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam oy Awliyas are Shirk. Why

Brothers? In which verse of Al Quran or in which Hadeeth such

differentiation are mentioned ? Having failed to answer, these brothers


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say, wasila through alive persons are permissible but through deceased

persons are shirk. This differentiation too is self-coined and has no

connection with Al Quran and Al Hadeeth. Allah Almighty declares that

He allows His chosen people to intercede. Allah Almighty

says,"Whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in theearth is His; who is he that can intercede with Him but byhis permission" (Surah Baqarah, Surah No. 02 , Verse No.255). The words "but" and "except" in suggest clearly thatAllahs chosen Servants whom Allah allows can intercede . Allah

Subhanahu Taaladeclares,.

On that Day the intercession of any one will not avail but ofhim whom the Most Affectionate has permitted and whose word He

liked. * Surah Taha, Surah No. 20, Verse No. 109+. Allah SubhanahuTaala declares : "On that day shall no intercession availexcept of him whom the Beneficent God allows andwhose word He is pleased with" (20:109) AllahSubhanahu Taala declares :"And intercession will notavail aught with Him save of him whom He permits"(34:23). Allah Subhanahu Taala declares:"And howmany an angel is there in the heavens whose intercessiondoes not avail at all except after Allah has givenpermission to whom He pleases and chooses" (53:26).Allah Subhanahu Taala declares :"...And they do notintercede except for him whom He approve..." (21:28).Allah Subhanahu Taala declares: "And those whom theycall upon besides Him have no authority for intercession,

but he who bears witness of the truth and they know(him)" (43:86) . In Chapter Nisaa', permissibility oftawassul becomes more specific. In Surah Nisaa' Allahexplains: If they (hypocrites) when they had beenunjust to themselves, had come to you ( MuhammadSallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam) and begged Allahs


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forgiveness and the Messenger had begged forgivenessfor them: indeed, they would have found Allah All-forgiving ( one who forgives and accepts repentance),Most Merciful. [ Surah Nisaa, Surah No. 04 , VerseNo:64]

Hafidh Ibn Kathr, Most-RespectedBrother Zakir Naik !

Mufassir of Salafi Scholars, proves tawassul from Surah Nisaas

Verse No:64emphatically

. Hafidh Ibn Kathir writes: (In thisQur'anic verse) Allah is exhorting the sinners and evildoers that whenthey commit sins and errors they should call on the Messenger of Allah

and ask forgiveness from Allah. They should also request the Messenger

of Allah to pray for them. When they do so, Allah will turn to them and

forgive them and He will show mercy to them. That is why He used the

words la-wajadullha tawwban-rahm(they (on the basis of this

means and intercession) would have surely found Allah the Granter of

repentance, extremely Merciful. *Ref : Ibn Kathr, Tafsr-ul-Qur'an al-

azm , Under the Verse 4:64] Imam Ibn Kathircontinues:

Translation:Jama'at (Many scholars) have stated this tradition. One of

them is Abu Mansur al-Sabbagh who writes in his book Al-Shamil Al-Hikayat-ul-mashhurah that, according to Utbi,once he was sitting beside theProphets grave when a bedouin came and he said, Peace be onyou, O Allahs Messenger. I have heard that Allah says: (O beloved!)And if they had come to you, when they had wronged their souls, and askedforgiveness of Allah, and the Messenger also had asked forgiveness forthem, they (on the basis of this means and intercession) would have surely


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found Allah the Granter of repentance, extremely Merciful.I have come toyou, asking forgiveness for my sins and I make you as myintermediary before my Lord and I have come to you for thispurpose.Then he recited these verses: O, the most exalted amongthe buried people who improved the worth of the plains and the

hillocks! May I sacrifice my life for this grave which is made radiantby you, (the Prophet,) the one who is (an embodiment) of mercy andforgiveness.Then the bedouin went away and I fell asleep. In my dream Isaw the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him). He said to me: O Utbi, the

bedouin is right, go and give him the good news that Allah has forgiven hissins.[Ibn Kathir, Tafsir-ul-Qur'an al-azim Volume 004, Page No. 140, Underthe Verse 4:64]

Great Hadeeth-specialist Imam an-Nawawi proves theBrother Zakir Naik !

legitimacy of Tawassul from Surah Nisaas Verse No:64 categorically.He writes:

Translation: (The pilgrim) should turn towards the face of theMessenger of Allah (

) and make him a means (tawassul)for the sake of himself and also seek his intercession (shafa'at)towards reaching God. In this regard THE BEST OF SAYINGSis theHikayat of Imam al-Marwadi (rah) and Qadhi Abu at-Tayb (rah)and ALL MY OTHER ASHAAB (I.E. SHAWAFI) the narration ofUtbi AND THEY CONSIDERED IT HASAN/RECOMMENDED(

)i.e. Bedouin who visited the Prophet's grave and sat besideit said: Peace unto you O Messenger of Allah, I have heard Allah hassaid:

Had they, when they had wronged themselves, come to you andasked Allah's forgiveness and the Apostle had asked forgiveness forthem, they would certainly have found Allah Most-Propitious, Most-Merciful. (Holy Qur'an 4: 64).


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Therefore, I have come to you for forgiveness of my sins and seekingyour intercession with Allah [Imam an-Nawawi in Al-Majmu', VolumeNo. 8, Page No. 274]

Imam Jalaluddin Suyuti proves the legitimacy ofBrother Zakir Naik !Tawassul categoricallyfrom Surah Nisaas Verse No:64 in "Dur al-Manthur".He writes:

Imam al-Bayhaqi (rah) has narrated from Abi Harb al-Hilali who said:... (and then he mentioned the incident ofAraabi) [Tafsir Dur al Manthur under 4:64)]

Imam Qurtubi proves theBrother Zakir Naik !legitimacy of Tawassul categoricallyfrom Surah Nisaas Verse

No:64 In His Tafsir. He writes:

.

Its related from Abu Sadiq (ra) that Imam Ali (ra)said: "Three days after burying the Prophet (Peace BeUpon Him) arab did came and did throw himself on thegrave of the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him), took theearth and throw it on his head. He said: "Ya Rasulallah!(Peace Be Upon Him) You did speak and we did hear, youlearned from Allah and we did learn from you. Betweenthose things which Allah did send you, is following:(4:64)I am the one, which is a sinner and now I did


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came to you, so that you may ask for me." After that acall from the grave did came: "Theres no doubt, you areforgiven!"[Tafsir al-Qurtubi, al-Jami li Ahkam al-QuranVolume 006, Page No. 439, Under the Verse, 4:64]

This incident of theBedouin is related also by Bayhaqi in Shuab-ul-Imaan(Volume no: 3, Page no:495-496, HadithNo#4178), Ibn Qudamah in al-Mughni- (Book : Kitab Al

Hajj Chapter : Wa Yustahabbu Ziyarat Qabr An NABISAW Volume : 5 Page : 465) , Ibn Asakir in Tahdhbtarikh Dimashq al-kabir popularly known asTarikh/Tahdhib Ibn Asakir as quoted by Imam as-Subkiin Shifa-us-siqam f ziyaat khayr-il-anam (pp. 46-7),Tafsir al-Bahr al-Muheet by Imam Abu Hayyan al-Andalusi (3/282, Dar al Fikr edition) or Book : Tafseerbahr Al Muheet Volume : 3 Page : 269 Under : Sorat An

Nisa Ayat number 64 , Imam al-Mutaqi al-Hindi in Kanzul Amaal (1/714 #10422) or Book : Tafseer bahr AlMuheet Volume : 3 Page : 269 Under : Sorat An NisaAyat number 64 , Imam al-Nawawi again in his al-Majmu'(8/202-203) and Ibn Hajar Haythami in al-Jawhar-ul-munazzam (p. 51).

These references provewithout any shadow of doubt that great Muhaditheen not


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only authenticated this very report but also consideredthe action as Mustahab . None of these Imams called itshirk or Bidah. Most importantly, no Quranic Verse, NoHadeeth, NoTafsir-Master and No Hadith-Master endorsethat the significance and operational range of this holy verse

was restricted only to the earthly existence of the Holy Prophet

Sallallahu Alaihi wa sallam. Did Imam Ibn Kathir, Imam al-Nawawi,Imam Qurtubi andother Mufassirins or Hadith-Masters commit shirk ? Did they become Mushriks? However, if

you can quote 25 verses in Quran Mazeed where it is written

that Shifa meaning Wasila Shifaarish is haram as you claim,

well instantly make tawba InshaAllah and accept your

standpoint.


Tawassul: Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?There is not a single hadeeth of The Holy Prophet salllallahu Alaihi wa

sallam prohibititing or condemning tawassul whereas a number of

hedeethes authenticated by leading Hadeeth-Masters justify its

permissibility. These hadithes establish intermediation through the Holy

Prophet before his birth, intermediation through the Holy Prophet

during his physical existence, intermediation through the Holy Prophetafter his death and Intermediation through the Prophets relics.


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Brother Zakir Naik ! You claim, wasila is haram. But Sahih

Bukhari set his seal of approval on Wasila. Imam Bukhari reports in his

Sahih: It is related from Anas, "If there was a drought,'Umar ibn al-Khattab would ask al-'Abbas ibn 'Abdu'l-Muttalib to do the rain prayer. He would say, 'O Allah, weseek intercession with You by Your Prophetand weask You for rain. We seek intercession with You by theuncle of our Prophet, so give us rain!'" He added, "Andthey were given rain." [Sahih Bukhari Book:Al istasqaChapter: Suaal An Nas Al Imam Alistasqa iza QahatuPage : 245 Hadith number :1010 ]

Brother Zakir Naik ! This hadith justifies the act of

tawassul though The Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi wa sallam as well as

other virtuous and pious Muslims. Ahle Bidah exploit this hadeeth as a

negation of i ntermediation through the Prophet after his death. This

is Ahle Bidahs self-coined belief. I t has no conection wi th hadeeth

and hadeeth-masters. No hadith-master and no commentator of SahihBukhar i has said that this hadeeth justif ies tawassul only through the

living and negates it through the deads. Brother Zakir Naik ! Your

favourite Hadeeth-Master Imam Ibn Hazr Asqalani ( rahimuhuAllah)

about whom you said on Yazeed issue "when Ibn Hajar in his

commentary of bukhari says hes (Yazeed) of paradise then how can I

curse him?" Brother Zakir Naik ! Imam Ibn Hazr did not say Yazeed is

zannati . The lie and deception about Imam Ibn Hazr on Yazeed will be

exposed exclusively InshaAllah on Yazeed issue] , in commentary of thisblessed hadeeeth certifies tawassul through the pious, therighteous and the Ahlul Bait as praiseworthy. Brother,you said, you could not curse Yazeed because Imam IbnHazr called him zannati in his commentary of


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Bukhar.Dear Brother,How can I call tawassul haram orshirk when Imam Ibn Hazr called tawassul praiseworthyand himself used tawassul ? What is your fatwa on ImamIbn Hazr Asqalani ( rahimuhuAllah)? Is he Mushrik ( Ya Allah ! save

Muslim Ummah from firqaparast takfiris) ? Let us go through Imam Ibn

Hazr Asqalani explains this blessed narration of sahih Bukhari that:

Translation: From the story of 'Abbas it follows thatseeking intercession through the pious, the righteous andthe Ahlul Bait (family of the Prophet) is praiseworthy. [Fathul Bari Sharah Sahi Bukhari by Imam Ibn Hazr Asqalani,Page : 577 Under Hadith number :1010 of Sahi bukhari]

Brother Zakir Naik ! Though your favourite Muhaddith Imam Ibn

Hazr Asqalanis explanation and view on this hadeeth of Sahih Bukhari

should be enough for you to change your aqidah on wasila, I would love

to present the context, sequence and the essence of this hadeeth in the

light of other hadeethes and commentaries of the Hadith-Masters so

that a truth-seeking Muslim can comprehend the deceit and

untruthfulness of Ahle Bidah Kharizis. Brother Zakir Naik !Your favourite Hadeeth-Master ImamIbn Haj ar Asqaln (

rahimuhuAllah) narrates throughAbdullh bin Umar that, during theyear of famine, Umar bin al-Khattb prayed to Allah for rain throughthe mediation of Abbs bin Abd-ul-Muttalib. Then he addressed the

people: O people, the Messenger of Allah treated Abbs in the same


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way as a child treats his father (that is, the Prophet treated Abbs as

his father). He deeply respected him and fulfilled the promises made by

him. O people, you should also follow the Prophet in the case of Abbs

and offer him to Allah as a means of help and support so that He sends

rain on you. [Ref : Hkim transmitted it in his al-Mustadrak (3:334);

Ibn Haj ar Asqaln, Fath-ul-br (2:497); Qastalln, al-Mawhib-

ulladuniyyah (4:277); and Zurqn in his Commentary (11:152).]

Brother Zakir Naik ! Your favourite Hadeeth-Master Imam Ibn Haj ar

Asqaln ( rahimuhuAllah) briefsthat Then Hazrat Abbs prayed in

these words: O Allah, calamity (and trouble) comes as a result of sin

and only penitence lifts this calamity, and the people, on account of my

relation with Your Prophet , have offered me to You as a means of

seeking Your help, and these hands of ours, besmeared in sins, are

before You and ourforeheads are bowed down with penitence.So give us

rain. [ Ref :Ibn Hajar Asqaln narrat ed it in Fath-ul-br (2:497);

Subk, Shif-us-siqm f ziyrat khayr-il-anm (p.128); Qastalln, al-

Mawhib-ul-laduniyyah (4:277); and Zurqn in his Commentary

(11:152).] When i t rained, The people rejoiced. They touched the body

of Abbs as a mark of respect and said: O beloved of the two sacred

places of Makkah and Medina, we congratulate you. And Umar bin al-

Khattb added on this occasion: By God! This is what mediation is in the

court of Allah and this is what the exalted status means.[Ref :

Related by Ibn Abd-ul-Barr in al-Istb f marifat-il-ashb(3:98).].

Brother Zakir Naik ! I f we ref lect on this blessed tradition

deeply, we wil l reali ze that Hazrat Umar is exertinggreater str ess on

the act of mediation or wasila than on the act of dua. I t was not

general dua. I t was the dua fol lowing rain-prayer. Being the caliph,

Hazrat Umar was supposed to lead the people in rain-prayer. But he


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pushed Hazrat Abbs forwardinstead of himself leading the prayer .

Dur ing his earth ly existence, The Holy Prophet himself led the prayers

and now when the Prophet himself was not physically present, Hazrat

Umar asked The Holy Prophetsuncle to stand in his place and

through his mediation prayed for rain. He also prompted the people topersuade Abbs to lead the prayer. He did it to add to the dignity of

Ahle Bait and to expedite the acceptance of the prayer. We have to

remember, Hazrat Umar did not say: O people, cry your hearts out

and make dua directly to Almighty Al lah : He wil l send us rain. He

never said it.. He emphasized on the act of tawassul and the act of

supplication is pushed into the background. Hazrat Umar pushed

Abbas forward for his closeness to the Holy Prophet and Hazrat Abbas

made Dua to Almighty Allah mentioning his blood relation with TheHoly Prophet. Hazrat Abbas prayed: O Allah!... the people, on

account of my relation with Your Prophet , have offered me to You as a

means of seeking Your help. This demonstrates thatHazrat Abbas

actual ly presented to Almighty Al lah the mediation or wasil a of the

holy Prophet . So,Ahle-Bidahs objectionthat Hazrat Umar r eli ed on

the mediation of Abbs and not on that of the Prophet because

Abbs was alive while the Prophet was dead is automatically

el iminated. The moot point here is that he relied on Abbssmediation on account of his close link wi th the Prophet and is

actually depending on the Prophets mediation.Through the self -

coined dif ferentiation between dead and alive on wasila, Ahle Bidah

tr ies to mislead Muslims. This dif ferentiation neither exists in Hadeeth

nor the Hadeeth-Masters endorsed it. I f tawassul is permissible, it

applies both to dead and alive and if tawassul is shi rk, it applies both

to the dead and the living because no one believes that an al ive person

deserve worship and a dead person does not deserve worship. I f AhleBidah Khar izis want to worship alive persons, they may do so but Ahle

Sunnat wa zamaat ni ther worship alive persons nor worship dead

persons. That is why the Most-Noted commentator of Sahih Bukhari

Ibn Hajar Asqaln opines:The episode involving Abbs makes it

clear that to seek intercession from the virtuous, the pious and


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members of the Prophets family is a desirable act. In addition, this

event proves the high status of Abbs as well as reveals Umars

respect for him and the acknowledgement of his status. [ Ref : I bn

Hajar Asqaln, Fath-ul-br (2:497); and Zurqn also copied in his

Commentary (11:152).]Renowned Hadith-Master Imam Subkendorses: And, similarly, this (episode) justifies theact ofintermediation through the piouscreatures of Allah, and this is an act

which the Muslims have never denied. But only oneof the Muslim sects

(inventors of the newfaith) has (denied intermediation). [Subk,Shif-us-siqm f ziyrat khayr-il-anm (p.128).]


Tawassul: Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?The Sahabae Keram used wasila not only of The Holy Prophet

Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam himself , but also used tawassul of his

blessed spit, sweat andhis belongings.When The Holy Prophetspat, the Prophet's companions would take the spittle intheir hands and rub it on their faces and skin. [SahihBukhari : Volume 3, Book 50, Number 891]


Tawassul: Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk orharam? The Sahabae Keram used wasila not only of The Holy

Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam himself , but also used

tawassul of his blessed spit, sweat and his belongings.Howcan tawassul be shirk or haram?When The Holy Prophet

performed ablution, they would struggle to take theremaining water.[Sahih Bukhari : Volume 3, Book 50,Number 891] Abu Juhaifa narrated: Allah's Apostle came tous at noon and water for ablution was brought to him. Afterhe had performed ablution, the remaining water wastaken by the people and they started smearing their


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bodies with it (as a blessed thing). The Prophet offeredtwo Rakat of the Zuhr prayer and then two Rakat of the 'Asr

prayer while an 'Anza (spear-headed stick) was there (as aSutra) in front of him. Abu Musa said: The Prophet asked for

a tumbler containing water and washed both his hands andface in it and then threw a mouthful of water in the tumblerand said to both of us (Abu Musa and Bilal),"Drink fromthe tumbler and pour some of its water on your facesand chests." [ Sahih Bukhari : Volume 1, Book 4, Number187 ]




tawassul of his blessed spit, sweat and his belongings.Howcan tawassul be shirk or haram? The Companions used the

blessed cloak of The Holy Prophet (Peace be uponhim) as a source of cure for sick people even after

his death.[Sahih Muslim, Book : Al Libas Waz ZeenahVolume : 1 Page : 859 Hadith number : 2069]




tawassul of his blessed spit, sweat and his belongings.How

can tawassul be shirk or haram? Imam Bukhari reports thatThe

Companions considered a single hair of The HolyProphet to be dearer than the whole world[SahihBukhari : Volume 1, Book 4, Number 171]] anddrew divine blessings from the Prophets hair.Uthman bin 'Abdullah bin Mauhab said, "My people


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sent me with a bowl of water to Um Salama." Isra'ilapproximated three fingers ('indicating the small sizeof the container in which there was some hair ofthe Prophet.'Uthman added, "If any personsuffered from evil eye or some other disease,he would send a vessel (containing water) to UmSalama. I looked into the container (that held thehair of the Prophet) and saw a few red hairs in it,"(Sahih Bukhari : Book 72, Number 784).Ibn HajarAsqalnsays: This tradition furnishes the proofthat it is valid to draw divine blessings from theProphets hair and confirms the permissibilityof its acquisition.[Ibn Hajar Asqaln, Fath-ul-br(1:274)]

Appeal No 1o to Zakir NaikTo Rectify H is aqidah on

Tawassul: Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or

haram? The Sahabae Keram used wasila not only of The HolyProphet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa sallam himself , but also used

tawassul of his blessed spit, sweat and his belongings.ImamMuslim reports that The Companions used blessings for their

children through blessed sweat of The Holy Prophetand The Holy Prophet allowed it. [Sahih Muslim : Book030, Number 5762]. Imam Muslim Narraed this Hadithunder the chapter named as THE FRAGRANCE OF THESACRED SWEAT OF ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPONHIM)AND GETTING BLESSINGS FROM IT [

]References:Sahi Muslim-Imam Muslim,Chapter: THE FRAGRANCE OF THE SACRED SWEAT OF

ALLAH'S APOSTLE (MAY PEACE BE UPON HIM)AND GETTINGBLESSINGS FROM IT, Volume:4, Page: 1815, Hadith No#2331.


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Tawassul: Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk orharam? The Sahabae Keram used wasila not onl y of The Holy


tawassul of his blessed spit, sweat and his belongings.TheCompanions used to apply The Holy Prophets sweat to their

coffin! It is narrated by Thummah through Anas: ThatUmm Sulaym used to spread a leather mattress for the HolyProphet ( ) where he enjoyed his midday nap.

Anas relates that when the Holy Prophet (

)woke up,I collected his perspiration and his hair, put

these into a bottle and blended them withperfume.Thummah relates thatwhen Anas was on thebrink of dying he willed that the scent be applied to hiscoffin. He relates that the scent was applied to hiscoffin. [Bukhr in his as-Sahh, book of istidhn , ch.41,5:2316#5925]




tawassul of hi s blessed spit, sweat, ablu tion-water andhisbelongings. Abu Juhaifa Narrated: Allah's Apostle came outat midday and offered a two-Rak'at Zuhr and 'Asr prayers at

Al-Batha and an 'Anza was planted in front of him (as aSutra). He performed ablution and the people took the

remaining water left after his ablution and rubbedtheir bodies with it. [ Sahih Bukhari : Volume 1, Book 9,Number 480]Narrated As-Sa'ib bin Yazid: My aunt took meto the Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! This son of mysister has got a disease in his legs." So he passed his handson my head and prayed for Allah's blessings for me; then he


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performed ablution and I drank from the remainingwater.I stood behind him and saw the seal of Prophethoodbetween his shoulders, and it was like the "Zir-al-Hijla"(Volume 1, Book 4, Number 189: Sahih Bukhari )




tawassul of his blessed spit, sweat and his belongings.Abu

Hazim Narrated: Sahl bin Sa'd said that a woman brought aBurda (sheet) to the Prophet. Sahl asked the people, "Doyou know what is a Burda?" The people replied, "It is a'Shamla', a sheet with a fringe." That woman said, "O Allah's

Apostle! I have brought it so that you may wear it." So theProphet took it because he was in need of it and wore it. Aman among his companions, seeing him wearing it, said, "O

Allah's Apostle! Please give it to me to wear." The Prophetsaid, "Yes." (and gave him that sheet). When the Prophet

left, the man was blamed by his companions who said, "Itwas not nice on your part to ask the Prophet for it while youknow that he took it because he was in need of it, and youalso know that he (the Prophet) never turns down anybody'srequest that he might be asked for." That man said, "I justwanted to have its blessings as the Prophet had put iton, so l hoped that I might be shrouded in it."[ SahihBukhari : Volume 8, Book 73, Number 62]





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tawassul of his blessed spit, sweat and his belongings. Howcan tawassul be shirk or haram? When Als mother, Ftimahbint Asad died, her funeral rites were meticulously observed.

After the bath, when it was time to dress her up in a

shirt, the Prophet (

) handed his ownshirt to the women and commanded them to dress herup in that shirt and then wrap the coffin round it. [IbnHajar Asqaln in al-Isbah ftamyz-is-sahbah--- 4:380].When the Prophets daughter, Zaynab or Umm Kalthmdied, he blessed her with his own trouser-sash to wrapthe coffin. [Bukhr narrated it in his as-Sahh, book ofjaniz ch.8, 17 (1:422-3,425#1195,1204)]


Tawassul: Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk orharam? The Sahabae Keram used wasila not onl y of The Holy


tawassul of his blessed spit, sweat and his belongings.Anas binMlik has reported:That he had a short stick given to himby the Holy Prophet (

). When he died, it(the stick) was buried with him, between his shirt andthe side of his body. [Ibn Kathr in al-Bidyah wan-nihyah (4:368)]


Tawassul: Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or

haram? Ibn Adee Narated and many other have quotedthis " Imam Bukhari Completed his Book by sitting near theBlessed Grave of Prophet( )"[MuqadamaFathul Bari By Imam Hajr Asqalani page # 656]". Was ImamBukhari Qabar-Puzari?


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Appeal No 17 to Zaki r NaikTo Rectify His aqidah on

Tawassul:Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?Imam Bukhari throught out his life, Used to keep the blessed hairof Prophet(

) in his clothes" [Muqadama Fathul BariBy Imam Hajr Asqalani page 645]

Appeal No 18 to Zaki r NaikTo Rectify H is aqidah onTawassul:Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?The Holy Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wa Sallam himself taught tawassul to

his companions. It was narrated from 'Uthman bin Hunaif that a blind

man came to the Prophet (Peace be upon him) and said: "Pray to Allah

to heal me." He said: "If you wish to store your reward for the Hereafter,

that is better, or if you wish, I will supplicate for you." He said:

"Supplicate." So he told him to perform ablution and do it well, to pray

two Rak'ah, and to say this supplication: "Allahumma lnni as'aluka waatawajjahu ilaika bimuhammadin nabiyyir-rahma. Ya Muhammadu inni

qad tawajjahtu bika ila rabbi fi hajati hadhihi lituqda. Allahumma

fashaffihu fiya i.e., O Allah, I ask of You and I turn my face towards You

by virtue of the intercession of Muhammad the Prophet of mercy. O

Muhammad, I have turned to my Lord by virtue of your intercession

concerning this need of mine so that it may be met. O Allah, accept his

intercession concerning me. * Ref : (a) Ibn Majah, Sunan, book of

Iqamat al-salat wa al-sunnat i.e., establishing prayer and its sunnahs,Page 197, Hadith No#1385. He says, Translation:Imam Abu Ishaaq

(rah) said: This hadith is "SAHIH" (b) Imam Bukhari, Tareekh Ul Kabeer

Volume : 6 page : 209 Biography number : 2192 (c) Imam Tirmidh, al-

Jami-us-sahh, book of daawat (supplications) ch.119 (5:569#3578)


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where he declared it"HASAN SAHIH GHARIB". (d) Nasa'i, Amal-ul-yawm

wal-laylah (p.417#658-659) (e) Ahmad bin Hambal, Musnad (4:138

#17246-17247) (f) Hkim, al-Mustadrak (1:313,519) where he declared

it "SAHIH" (g) Ibn e Khuzimah, Book: Sahi Ibn e Khuzimah Chapter : Salat

At Targheeb Wat Tarheeb (527) Volume : 2 Page : 225 Hadith number :

1219 (h) Imam Bayhaqi, Book : Dalail An Nubuwwah Volume : 6 Page :

166-167 (i) Imam Nawaw, al-Adhkr (p.83) (j) Ibn Kathr, al-Bidyah

wan-nihyah (4:558). Ibn Majah, Imam Nasa'I, Imam Baihaqi, Imam

Mundhiri ("al-Targhib wa al-tahrib"), Haythami in "Majma' al zawa'id

wa manba' al-fawa'id" and Tabarani in "al-Mu'jam al-kabir" all

Muhaddeesin termed this hadeeth SAHIH. ]

Brother Zakir Naik ! Imam Tirmidhnarrated this hadeeth inal-Jami-us-sahh in bookof daawat (supplications)ch.119 (5:569#3578) and thus endorses the aqidah thattawassul of The Holy Prophet in Dua is commendable act.Imam Mundhiri narrated this hadeeth in his Book Targheeb

Wat Tarheeb under Chapter Salat Al Hajah and thusbriefs his aqidah about the usefulness of tawassul. Noneof the Muhaddisin said that this act of tawassul is notvalid after the death of The Holy Prophet. Only AhleBidah cherishes such abominable aqidah. Their selfcooked up taweel has no connection with hadeeth andHadeeth-Masters. Even Qadhi Shawkani, the leading

authority for Salafis, he while authenticatingTawassul, categorically says: I (Qadhi Shawkani) saythat to seek Intercession with Allah through Prophets andRighteous (is proven) as is narrated by Tirmidhi whocalled it Hassan Sahih Gharib,also narrated by Nasaii,Ibn Majah, Ibn Khuzayma in his Sahih Hakim who said:


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It is Sahih on the criteria of Bukhari and Muslim, theHadith of Uthman bin HUNAIF (ra) that a blind man cameto the Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace) andsaid: I've been afflicted in my eyesight, so pray to Allahfor me". The Prophet (Allah bless him & give him peace)said: Go perform ablution (Wudu), perform two rak'atSalat and then say: O Allah!I ask you and turn toyou through my Prophet Muhammad.This hadith ismentioned in the book (with chapter) of Salaat al Hajah.And regarding Tawassul through righteous people, It isproven from Sahih (Bukhari) that Sahaba used to seekrain through Abbas (ra)the uncle of Prophet (Peace beupon him). Umar (ra) said: O Allah we turn to youthrough the means of Prophet's uncle [Tuhfa tulDhakireen, Page No. 48]. He also said: And in thishadith is the Proof on permissibility of seekingintercession to Allah through Prophet (Peace be uponhim)but with the belief that Allah Subhanahu wa Tala isthe one who grants or takes , whatever he wills happens

and whatever he does not will cannot happen. [TuhfatulDhakireen, Page No. 138]. Alhamdulillah ! This is theaqidah of Ahle Sunnat wa zamaat too.


Tawassul:Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?Sahaba took the waseela of Prophet (Peace be upon him) even after his

passing away ! In a "SAHIH" hadith, Imam Tabrani has narrated an

incident thata person repeatedly visited Uthman bin Affan (ra)

concerning something he needed but Uthman paid no attention to him.

The man went to Uthman bin Hunaif (ra) and complained to him about

the matter- [Point To Be Noted: This incident was after the death of the


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Prophet and after the caliphates of Abu Bakr and Umar ] so Uthman bin

Hunaif said : Go to the place of Wudu, then come to the Masjid,

perform two Rak'ats and then say : O Allah!, I ask you and turn to you

through our Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of Mercy. O

Muhammad! I turn through you to my lord, that He fulfil my need and

mention your need. Then come so that I can go with you [to the caliph

Uthman] So the man left and did as he had been told, then went to the

door of Uthman ibn Affan (Allah be pleased with him), and the doorman

came, took him by the hand, brought him to Uthman ibn Affan, and

seated him next to him on a cushion. 'Uthman asked, "What do you

need?" and the man mentioned what he wanted, and Uthman

accomplished it for him ...[References: (a) Imam al-Mundhiri (rah) brought this under "SALAT AL HAJAH"and said: Imam Tabarani after narrating it said"THISHADITH IS SAHIH"[At-Targheeb wa Tarheeb, Page No.129 in the chapter of Salaat al Hajah (b) Imam TabraniBook : Ma'jam As Sagheer Volume : 1 Page : 306-307Hadith number : 508 . Imam Tabrani, after narrating thehadith usually doesn't say anything but in this case he specifically

says it is SAHIH" (c) Imam Tabrani Book : Ma'jam AlKabeer Volume : 9 page : 17-19 Hadith number : 8311(d) Imam al-Haythami (rah) brought this under "SALATAL HAJAH" also accepted the authentication of ImamTabrani in his Majma az Zawaid Volume No. 2, Hadith #3668 (e) Imam Bayhaqi Book : Dalail An nubuwwahVolume : 6 Page : 167-168 (f) Imam Muhammad bin Yusuf al-Salihi has set a whole chapter on this issue: Chapter 5: Regarding

Tawassul through the Prophet (Peace be upon him)" AFTER HI SDEATH".It is narrated by At-Tabraniand al-Bayhaqi " WITH

CONTINEOUS CHAIN ( ) HAVING THI QA

NARRATORS"the hadith of Uthman bin Hunaif (ra) that a man came

to Uthman bin Affan (ra) regarding his Hajah .. until the end of same


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hadith [Muhammad bin Yusuf al-Salihi in Sabl al Hadi, Volume No.12,Page No. 407]

Brother Zakir Naik ! This is an explicit, unequivocaltext from a Sahaba proving the legal validity of tawassul throughthe pious persons, even after their passing away. Even Imam IbnTaimiya, The Grand Shaykh of Salafis admits that the abovehadeeth is SAHIH. Hafidhh Ibn Taymyya writes: A person came to UthmanGhani RadhiAllahu 'anhu with regards to seeking some assistance, but he was unableto attract the attention of the Khalifah on every attempt. The same person met Uthmanbin Haneef, RadhiAllahu 'anhu, and told him his problem. Uthman bin Haneef gavehim some advice which was: 'Perform Wudhu, pray two rak'at Nawaafil and thensupplicate in this way: " Ya Allah, I ask You through the Waseela of Your MessengerMuhammad [May Allah bless Him and grant Him peace]The person again went toUthman bin Affan RadhiAllahu 'anhu who helped him with his work and also said 'If

you ever need my help in future, I will help you (with regards to work). [Qa'ida al

Jaleela fit Tawassul wal Waseela, Hafidhh Ibn Taymiyah page 96]Hafidhh Ibn Taymyya After writes that, 'Maqdasi states that thisnarration isSahih and Hakim declares that it fulfils the conditions of

Bukhari [Qa'ida al Jaleela fit Tawassul wal WaseelaHafidhhIbn Taymiyah page 98 ].


Tawassul:Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram? Malikad-Dar i.e. treasurer of Umar (RA) relates: The people weregripped by famine during the tenure of Umar (Ibn-ul-Khattab).Then a man walked up to the grave of Prophet and said: O


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Messenger of Allah! ask for rain from Allah for your Ummah whois in dire straits. Then he saw the Prophet (SAW) in dream. TheProphet (SAW) said to him, Go over to Umar, give him myregards and tell him that the rain will come to you.And tell Umar

that he should be on his toes, he should be on his toes (he shouldremain alert). He went over to see Umar and passed on to himthe tidings. On hearing this, Umar broke into a spurt of crying. Hesaid, O Allah, I exert myself to the full until I am completelyexhausted. [ Ref : (a) Al-Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah Volume 011,

Page No. 118, Hadith Number 32538. (b)Ibn-e-Abdul Bar in Al-

Isteaab (Vol.3, Page1149) (c) Al-Bahaqi in Dalail-un-Nabuwa

(Vol.8,Page 47) (d)As-Subaqi in Shifa-as-Saqam (Vol.1,Page 130) ( e)

Ibn-e-Taymiya in Fi-Iqtida-as-Sirat-il-Mustaqim (Vol.1,Page 373) (f) Al-

Hindi in Kanz-ul-Ammal (Vol.8,Page 431) Ibn-e-Kathir (by declaring its

isnad as Sahih) in Al-Badaya-wan-Nahaya(Vol.5,Page 168) (g)Imam Al-

Asqalani (by declaring its isnad as Sahih) in Al-Asabah(Vol.3, Page 484)]

Hadeeth-Rejector Nasir ud-din Albani tried to deceiveMuslims by propagating that "Malik ad-Dar and Abu Salih as-Samaan" present in the chain of this hadith are unknownnarrators who do not exist. So let's see the reality in light of

Authentic Islamic literature. (a)Imam Ibn Sa'ad said: Malik ad-Dar was a slave freed by Umar binal-Khattab.He reportedtraditions from Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and Umar, and Abu SalihSamman reported traditions from him. He was "WELL KNOWN(MAROOF)"Reference:Ibn Sad, at-Tabaqat-ul-kubra Volume006, Page No. 12, Narrator Number. 1423 (B)Ibn Hibbanhas attested to the trustworthiness and credibility of Malik ad-Dar: Imam Ibn Hibban Said: Malik bin Iyad ad-Dar He has takentraditions from Umar Faroq, and Abu Saleh al-Samman, and Hewas a slave freed by Umar bin al-Khattab. [Reference:Kitabuth-Thiqat Volume 005, Page No. 384](C)Imam Dhahabi saidabout Malik ad-Dar, He (Malik ad-Dar) was a slave freed by Umarbin al-Khattab, He has taken traditions from Abu Bakar as-Siddiq.


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[Tajrid Asma' al-Sahabah, by Imam Dhahabi, Volume 002, PageNo. 44] (D)Ibn Hajar Asqalani provides The biographical sketchthus : Malik bin Iyad,a slave freed by Umar, was knownas Malik ad-Dar. He had seen the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Uopn

Him) and heard traditions from Abu Bakr. He has taken traditionsfrom Abu Bakr as-Siddiq Umar Faruq , Muadh and AbuUbaydah, and Abu Samman and the two sons of this (Malik ad-Dar) Awn and Abdullah have taken traditions from him. AndImam Bukhari in at-Tarikh-ul-kabir, (7:304-5), through referenceto Abu Salih, has acknowledged a tradition from him that Umar isreported to have said during the period of famine: I do not shirkresponsibility but I may be made more humble. Ibn AbuKhaythamah has reproduced a long tradition along with these

words (which we are discussing), ... and I have copied a traditionnarrated by Abd-ur-Rahman bin Said bin Yarbu Makhzumi withreference to Malik ad-Dar, in Fawaid Dawud bin Umar and ad-Dabi compiled by Baghawi. He said that one day Umar called me.He had a gold wallet in his hand, which had four hundred dinarsin it. He commanded me to take it to Abu Ubaydah, and then henarrated the remaining part of the happening. Ibn Sad has

placed Malik ad-Dar in the first group of Successors among thenatives of Medina and has averred that he has taken traditions

from Abu Bakr as-Siddiq and Umar, and he was known. AbuUbaydah has asserted that Umar had appointed him theguardian of his family. When Uthman was elevated to the officeof the caliph, he appointed him as the minister of finance, andthat is how he came to be known as Malik ad-Dar (the master ofthe house). [al-Isabah fi tamyiz-is-sahabah - Ibn Hajr, Volume006, Page No. 164, #8350]

Brother Zakir Naik ! , Imam ibn Hajar and Imam ibn Kathir

explicitly declaredits Isnad to be Sahih. Ibn Kathir in Jami al-Masanid

(1/223) - Musnad Umar - declared it as: "Isnaduhu Jayyid Qawi: ITS

CHAIN OF TRANSMISSION IS GOOD AND STRONG!"Here are those who

called above hadith sound . Ibn Taymiyyah has endorsed its


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authenticity in his book Iqtid-us-sirt-il-mustaqm mukhlifat ashb-il-

jahm (p.373). Ibn Kathr has confirmed the soundness of its

transmission in al-Bidyah wan-nihyah (5:167). Ibn Ab Khaythamah

narrated it with the same chain of transmission as quoted by Ibn Hajar

Asqaln in al-Isbah f tamyz-is-sahbah (3:484). Imam Ibn e Hajar

(rah) writes in Fath-ul-br (2:495-6): Ibn Ab Shaybah transmitted it

with a sound chain of transmission and Sayf bin Umar Tamm has

recorded it in al-Futh-ul-kabr that the dreamer was a Companion

known as Bill bin Hrith Muzan. Qastalln has remarked in al-

Mawhib-ul-laduniyyah (4:276) that Ibn Ab Shaybah has narrated it

with a sound chain of transmission . Zurqn has supported Qastalln

in his Commentary (11:150-1) and called its chain sound.

Brother Zakir Naik ! Your favourite Hadeeth-Master ImamIbn Hajr al Asqalani authenticates this hadeeth in "Fath ulBari" saying:

Ibn Abu Shaybah transmitted it with a "SOUND CHAIN OFTRANSMISSION" the narration from Abi Salih as Samaan fromMalik al Dar the treasurer of Umar (ra) that : The people weregripped by famine during the tenure of 'Umar (Ibn al-Khattab). Then a man walked up to the Prophet's graveand

said, "O Messenger of Allah, please ask for rain from Allah foryour Ummah who is in dire straits."Then he saw the Prophet(SAW) in dream till the end of hadith. Sayf narrates in hisFatuh, the one seen in dream was Bilal bin Harith al Mazni whowas one of the sahaba.[Fath ul Bari : Volume No.2, Page No.


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495]. The upshot is that the recommendedness of tawassul to Allah MostHigh - through the living or the dead - is the position of all Muhaddith.


Tawassul:Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?once Marwn saw Ab Ayyb al-Ansr lying down over the Prophet s

grave and asked him what he was doing. Ab Ayyb al-Ansr gave afaith-freshening reply. The tradition is recorded below:

It is attributed toDwd bin Ab Slih.He says: one day Marwncame and he saw that a man was lying down with his mouth turned closeto the Prophet s grave.Then he (Marwn) said to him, Do you knowwhat are you doing? When he movedtowards him, he saw that it was

Ab Ayyb al-Ansr. (In reply) he said, Yes, (I know)I have come tothe Messenger of Allh and not to a stone. I have heard it from the

Messenger of God not to cry over religion when its guardian is

competent. Yes, shed tears over religion when its guardian is

incompetent.[Ref : Related by Ahmad bin Hambal with a sound chainof t ransmi ssion in his Musnad (5:422); Hkim, al-Mustadrak (4:515);Tabarn, al -Mujam-ul -kabr (4:158# 3999), al -Mujam-ul -awsat(1:199-200#286; 10:169# 9362); Subk,Shi f-us-siqm f zi yratkhayr-il -anm (p.113); Haytham,Majma-uz-zawi d (5:245); Al al-Hind inKanz-ul - umml (6:88#14967.]

Brother Zakir Naik ! Imam Hakim declared

it "Sahih"while Imam Dhahabi "AGREED" with him[Al-Mustadrak 4:520, Hadith # 8571]. Ahle BidahHadeeth-Rejectors says in the above Chain Dawud BinAbu Salih is unknown. Let us see what Sheikul IslamImam Hajar Asqalani r.a has said :

meaning : Dawud bin Ab salih


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Al Hijazi is MAQBOOL (ACCEPTED) [ Ref : Ibn HajarAsqalani, Taqrib ut Tahdhib volume 1, Page 306, Narratorno: 1802 [Online version: 1792]


Tawassul:Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk orharam? The Prophet said: "When Adam committed his mistake hesaid: O my Lord, I am ask ing you to forg ive me for the sake of

Muhammad.Allah said: O Adam, and how do you know aboutMuhammad whom I have not yet created? Adam replied, O myLord, after You created me with your hand and breathed into meof Your Spirit, I raised my head and saw written on the heights ofthe Throne: "LA ILAHA ILLALLAH MUHAMMADURRASULULLAH" I understood that You would not place next toYour Name but the Most Beloved One of Your creation. Allahsaid: O Adam, I have forgiven yo u, and were i t not forMuhammad I would not have created you ." [ Ref: Al-Hakimnarrated it in al-Mustadrak al Sahihayn ,Volume No. 2, Page No.651, Hadith No. 4228. Imam al Hakim after narrating it said thishadith has SAHIH CHAIN. Sheikh ul Islam, Imam Taqi-ud as-Subki (rah) confirmed Imam al-Hakim's authentication in hismagnificent book Shifa' us-s iqam fee ziyarat=al khayr al-anam Page No. 134-135. The magnificent Imam of Seerah andHadith, Imam al-Qadhi Iyaadh (rah) narrated it under Chapter No.3 of his Ash-Shifa in which he said: This Chapter is about

SAHIH AND FAMOUS narrations. Imam Ibn Jawzi, who wasone of the most strict scholars in Jirah wa Tadil, he alsocon siders i t sou nd (sahih) as he ci tes i t in the f i rs t chapter ofal-Wafa bi ahw al al-mustafa, in the intro du ct ion of which hesays:" (In th is b ook) I do not m ix the sound hadi th wi th thefalse,"]


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2nd Sahih Chain of Hadith: This Hadith Of Prophet Adam's (peace

be Upon him) is Mention By Imam Hakim in his al-Mustadrak TwoTimes One is Weak Because of ibn Aslam But he Also NarratedSame With Diiferent Chain Which is Authentic. Shaykhul Islam of

Salafis Ibn Taymiyya tried to dent this hadeeth butelsewhere quotes it and the version through Maysara andsays: "These two are like the elucidation (tafsir) of theauthentic ahadith)

.)

(Fatawa2:150).Shaykhul Islam Ibn `Alawi al-Malikisaid: "This indicates that Ibn Taymiyya found the hadithsound enough to be considered a witness for othernarrations (salih li al-istishhad wa al-i`tibar),because the forged (al-mawdu`)and the false (al-batil)are not taken as witness by the people ofhadith";al-Maliki also quotes imam Dhahabi'sunrestrained endorsement of the ahadith in

Bayhaqi's Dala'il al-nubuwwawith his words: "Youmust take what is in it (the Dala'il), for it consistsentirely of guidance and light." (Mafahim yajib antusahhahp. 47).


Tawassul:Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?Jews used to pray through the tawassul of The Holy Prophet Before his

birth to gain victory in battles. Al Quran says: "And when therecomes to them a Book from God, confirming what is withthem,- although from of old they had prayed forvictory against those without Faith,- when there


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comes to them that which they (should) have recognised,they refuse to believe in it but the curse of God is onthose without Faith."(2:89) . Imam Qurtub related thetradition through Ibn Abbs:he Jews of Khaybar wereoften at war with the Ghatafn (tribe). When theyconfronted each other (in battle) the Jews were defeated.They attacked again, offering this prayer, (O Lord,) webeg You through the mediation of the Unlettered Prophet( ) about whom You have promised us thatyou will send him to us at the end of time. Please help usagainst them.Ibn Abbs adds: whenever they faced theenemy, they offered this prayer and defeated theGhatafn (tribe). But when the Prophet (

)was sent, they denied (him). So Allah the Exaltedrevealed the verse: And before that they themselveshad (prayed) for victory (through the mediation of thelast Prophet Muhammad ( ) and the Bookrevealed to him) over the disbelievers, that is, throughyour mediation, O Muhammad. [ Qurtub, al-Jmili-

ahkm-il-Qurn, 2:27.Imam Ibn Kathrsays: TheJews used to pray for victory over the Arab polytheiststhrough the mediation of Muhammad( )[Ibn Kathr, Tafsr-ul-Qurn al-azm ,1:124].ImamSuytnarrates two traditions on the authority of IbnAbbs in this context as follows:TheJews of BanQurayzah and Ban Nadr used to pray for victory over

the disbelievers and the infidels before the Prophethood

of Muhammad. They said: O Allah, bless us with victorythrough the mediation of the Unlettered Prophet, andthey were blessed with victory. The Jews of Medina,before the arrival of the Holy Prophet ( ), intheir war against the (tribes of) Arab disbelievers Asad,Ghatafn, Juhaynah and Udhrah prayed for victory


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over them and sought help by invoking the name ofAllahs Messenger. They said: O Allah, our Lord, grant usvictory over them through the name of Your Prophet andthrough Your Book to be revealed to him whoseProphethood You have promised us at the end of time.[Suyt, ad-Durr-ul-manthr, 1:88] Similar traditions arenarrated by:

1. Abdullh bin Muslim bin Qutaybah, Tafsir gharb-il-Qur'n (p.58).

2. Ibn Jarr Tabar, Jmi-ul-bayn f tafsr-il-Qurn

(1:325).3. Baghaw, Malim-ut-tanzl (1:93).

4. Ab al-Fadl al-Mbad, Kashf-ul-asrr wa uddat-ul-abrr (1:272).

5. Ibn-ul-Jawz, Zd-ul-masr f ilm-it-tafsr (1:114).

6. Mujhid bin Jubayr, Tafsr (1:83).

7. Baydw, Tafsr (1:122).

8. Nasaf, al-Madrik (1:61).9. Khzin, Lubb-ut-tawl f man at-tanzl (1:65).

10. Muhammad bin Ysuf Ab Hayyn Andalus, Tafsr-ul-bahr-il-muht (1:303).

11. Ibrhm bin Umar Biq, Nazm-ud-darar f tansub-il-yt was-suwar (2:36-7).

12. Muhammad bin Abd-ur-Rahmn Hasan Husayn,

Jmi-ul-bayn f tafsr-il-Qurn (1:23).13. Ab Sad Amd,Irshd-ul-aql-is-salm il mazyal-Qurn al-karm (1:128).

14. Isml Haqq, Tafsr rh-ul-bayn (1:179).


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15. Sulayman bin Umar, al-Futht-ul-lihiyyah (1:77-8).

16. Shawkn, Fath-ul-qadr (1:112).

17. Muhammad Rashd Rad, Tafsr-ul-manr (1:381).18. Ibn Juzayy, Kitb-ul-tashl li-ulm-it-tanzl (1:53).

19. Khatb Shurbn, as-Sirj-ul-munr (1:76).

20. Wahbah Zuhayl, at-Tafsr-ul-munr (1:219-20).

21. Tantw Jawhar, al-Jawhir f tafsr-il-Qurn al-karm(1:96).

Appeal No 24 to Zakir NaikTo Rectify His aqidah on

Tawassul: Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?Anas Ibn Malik Ibn Al-Nadr (radiallahu anhu) reported that whenFatimah the daughter of Assad died, who took care of theMessenger of Allah during the years he spent at his Uncle's home,and she was the mother of Ali bin Abi Talib, he entered her homeand sat close to her head and said: May Allah have mercy on youO mother after my mother, and he praised her, and offered hisgarment to cover her body with it in the grave and ordered to diga tomb for her. He also dug the tomb and took out the soil by hisown hands and then laid down in it and then said: Allah whogives life and takes it and He lives and dies not. Forgive mymother Fatimah the daughter of Asad and grant her ease at her

entryway through the right of Your Prophet and the Prophetsbefore me for You are the most compassionate.[ Tabarani inMu'jam Al-Kabir (24:351), Tabarani in Mu'jam Al-Ausat Vol 1Hadith 189, Abu Nuaym in his Hilya (1985 ed. 3:121) ]


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Brother Zakir Naik ! This narration is classified asauthentic according to the standards of Imaam ibn Hibbaanand Haakim. [Raf'ul Manaarah pg.147; Maqaalaatul Kawthari]Haafiz Ibn Hajar Al-Haytami [RA] (states)thatits chain ofnarrators is good [Refer to his footnotes on Al-Manaasik ofImaam Nawawi [RA] pg.500] al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar al-Haytami[rah]is also reported to have said that this narrationhas aJayyid Sanad (a good chain of transmission)in his al-Jawhar al-Munazzam. Imam al-Samhudi in his Khulasatul Wafabi-Akhbar Dar al-Mustafa has apparently mentioned that thishadith has a Jayyid Sanad.Abu Nuaym chains containRawh ibn Salh al-Hkim asserted was trustworthy and highlydependable (thiqa mamun) as mentioned by Ibn Hajar in Lisnal-Mzn (2:465 #1876), Ibn Hibbn included him in al-Thiqt(8:244), and al-Fasaw considered him trustworthy (cf. Mamdoh,Raf [p. 148]).Al-Haytham (9:257) said: Al-Tabarnnarrated it in al-Kabr and al-Awsat and its chain containsRawhibn Salh whom Ibn Hibbn and al-Hkim declaredtrustworthy although there is some weakness in him, and the

rest of its sub-narrators are the men of sound hadth.Mamdoh (p. 149-150) noted that although Albn in his SilsilaDafa (1:32-33) claims it is a case of explicated discreditation(jarh mufassar) yet he himself declares identically-formulateddiscreditation cases as unexplicated and therefore unacceptablein two different contexts!Ibn Alaw adds that the hadth isalso narrated from Ibn Abbs by Ibn Abd al-Barr without specifying where and from Jbir by Ibn Ab

Shayba, but without the du. This hadeethIt providestextual evidence whereby there is no difference between theliving and the dead in the context of using a means (tawassul),and this is explicit tawassul through the Prophets, while thehadth of the Prophet from Abu Sad al-Khudr O Allh, I ask Youby the right of [the promise made to] those who ask You (bihaqqi


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al-silna alayk)* constitutes tawassul through the generality ofMuslims, both the living and the dead.


Tawassul:Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?Hazrat Umar had keen desire to be buried in the vicinity of the

Prophets grave to receive divine blessings through the mediation of the

Holy Prophet :Husayn bin Abd-ur-Rahmn from Amr bin Maymn al-Awd has narrated: He said:I saw Umar bin al-Khattb, he said: OAbdullh bin Umar! Go over to the Mother of the Believers, ishah,

and give her my regards and then ask her if I am permitted to be buriedbeside my companions. ishah replied: I had this spot marked formyself and today I prefer Umar to myself. When he came back, Umarasked him: what news have you brought? He replied: O leader of thebelievers! She has given you the permission. At this Umar said: todaynothing matters to me more than this resting place. When I pass away,

take me to (this place), give my regards and request that Umar bin al-Khattb seeks permission. If I am given the permission, then bury me

there, otherwise bury me in an ordinary graveyard for the Muslims. [Ref : Bukhr , as-Sahh, b. ofjaniz , ch.94 ; 1:469#1328, b. offadil-us-sahbah, ch.8 ; 3:1355#3497]

This keen desire expressed by both Hazrat Umar andHazrat

ishah to get buried beside the blessed grave of The Prophet signifies

that they wanted to receive divine blessings through the tawassul of

the Holy Prophet by being buried close to him.


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Tawassul:Brother Zakir Naik ! How can tawassul be shirk or haram?Many Hadiths illustrate that Allah Subhanahu Tala alleviatespunishment from all by means of others. The Prophet (may Allahbless him and give him peace) said Were it not for the sakeof certain servants of Allah whom He makes bow to

Him, and certain infants whom He makes suckle, andcertain cattle whom He makes graze, He would unleash

His punishment upon you all, and would destroy youutterly.[Tabrani , al-Mujam al-Kabeer, and Bayhaqi al-Sunan]. Imam Bukhari related from Saad ibn Abi Waqqas thatthe Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) said are

you given victory and sustenance except by means ofthose of you who are weak?. Tirmidhi related from HazratAnas that There were two brothers at the time of the Prophet(may Allah bless him and give him peace), of whom one wouldcome to the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give him peace) toseek knowledge, and the other would work to provide for themboth. The worker felt that the situation to be unfair andcomplained about his brother to the Prophet (may Allah bless

him and give him peace), who replied: it may be that you areprovided with sustenance by means of him.Al-Hakim declaredthis Hadith to be Sahih. It is related Related by Tabrani and AbuNaeem and alQadai with a good (hasan) chain that Abdullahibn Umar narrated that the Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him) said:Verily, Allah has men whom he created for the needs ofthe people, who rush to them in times of crisis. They arethose who are safe from the punishment of Allah the

Exalted. Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)narrated that the Prophet (may Allah bless him and give himpeace) said: Verily Allah, by the means of a piousMuslim, protects one hundred of his neighbours fromhardship and strife.Ibn Umar then recited the Ayah Andhad Allah not repelled some people by means of others,the earth would have been corrupted (Surat al-Baqarah,


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251). [Related by Tabrani] . A Hadith is related fromThawban which states There will remain among you sevenmen by whom you will be given victory, rain andsustenance until the Affair of Allah arrives (the Day of

Judgement).Ubada ibn al-Samit narrated that the Prophet(may Allah bless him and give him peace) said The Adbalofmy community are thirty, by means of them you are all

provided with sustenance, rain and victory. Ubada said Ihope al-Hasan to be one of them .These four preceding Hadithswere mentioned by al-Hafidh ibn Katheer in his Tafseer of theabove Quranic Ayah And had Allah not repelled some peopleand they are appropriate to be used as proofs, indeed by their

body the content becomes Sahih (rigorously authenticated). Onthe Day of Resurrection, the Day of Tawheed, the Day of Iman, the Day inwhich the Throne will appear, the benefit of the greatest intermediary will

come to light: that of the possessor of the Praiseworthy Station (al-

Maqam al-Mahmoud), he whose intercession is never rejected, and whose

surety is never dispelled by He who promised never to disappoint him, or

debase him, or dismay him, or grieve him on account of his community,

when all of creation seek him out and plead for his intercession, and he

stands before his Lord and does not return except wit

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