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B I R M I N G H A M , W E D N E S D A Y 1 0 N O V E M B E R 2 0 1 0
Tawassul and Tabarruk
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Definitions
yTawassul is asking Allah (for oneselforothers) for some benefit,or to be
protected from some harm, bymentioning the nameofa prophetor arighteous upright Muslim.
yTabarruk is seeking blessings bythetraces ofthe Prophet
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Why studythis topic?
y Noneofthese practices is an obligation
y Muslims have been doing themfor centuries
ever sincethe Prophet sallaLLAAHU ^alayhiwa sallam died, and even when he was alive,and even before he was born.
y Itis only because some people saythatitisequivalentto shirkeven though itis not,thatwe are studying this topic.
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Thefake arguments oftheWahhabis
y They saythat asking Allah for something, bythe status ofoneofHis Prophets or anothercreation,is shirk (i.e. worshipping other than
Allah).y However to worship means tocompletely
submitoneselfto another with extremefearand submission.
y They saythat you can only dotawassul throughpeople who are alive and present, butthatifthey are absentor dead then itis shirk
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Proofs ofthe Muslims
y Once a blind man cametothe Prophet sallaLLAAHU^alayhiwa sallam and asked ifthe Prophetcouldhelp do something for his sight.
y The Prophet sallaLLAAHU ^alayhiwa sallamadvised himthat hecould be patient,or alternativelythe hecould do something for him
y The blind man said he was finding the loss ofhis
sight very difficult, so he would likethe Prophetto dosomething for him.
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Proofs ofthe Muslims
y The Prophetordered himto gotothe place wherewudu is performed,to doit,then to pray 2 Rak^ahs,and then to say :
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O Allah,I ask You and I directmy supplication toYou byour Prophet Muhammad sallaLLAAHU^alayhiwa sallam,the ProphetofMercy. OMuhammad,I directmy need to Allah by you, sothatmy need [specify your need here]is fulfilled.
y This du^a is called now du^a al-hajah i.e. thedu^a ofneed and itis said when the person needssomething.
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Proofs ofthe Muslims
y Theman left and did as told.
y Then hecame back and when hecame back hecouldseema sha ALLAH.
y Arguments fromthe hadith:
y 1.the Prophet was ABSENT when theman made hisdu^a,this is veryclear in the hadith becausetheperson who narrates says then hecame back
y 2.the Prophet would not havetaught himto do andsay something which would suddenly becomes shirk
when he dies
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Tawassul made by Prophet Adam
y When Prophet Adam atefromtheforbidden treeinParadise (about which we do not saythatit was an appletree), he repented immediately after this, by asking Omy Lord,I am asking You toforgivemefor the sakeofMuhammad.
y He was answered which means How do you know aboutMuhammad whomI have notcreated yet?
y Adam replied which means When I was created I raisedmy head and saw written on the heights ofthe Throne :La ilaaha illa LLAAH Muhammad rasulullaah, and Iunderstood thatitcould only bethe nameofthe bestofcreations Then Adam was forgiven
y This hadith is sahih narrated by al Tabaraaniyy
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Tawassul madeon the dayofJudgement
y People will be asking for theintercession ofthedifferent Prophets and ofProphet MuhammadsallaLLAAH ^alayhiwa sallam.
y When the sun is near the heads people will gotoProphet Adam,then toNuh,then toIbrahim,then toProphet Muhammad who will intercedefor them
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Tawassul
y It was allowed beforethe prophet was born (hadithsahih ofProphet Adam)
y It was allowed when he was alive (hadith sahih ofthe
blind man)y It will be allowed even on the dayofJudgement
(Intercession- Shafaa^ah)
y Therefore why would it be shirk just between his
death and the resurrection?
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Thefake arguments oftheWahhabis
y Theyquote verses which were aimed at non-Muslims, and useitfor Muslims
y Eg the verse which means How do you worship
besides Allah something which has no power toeither harmor benefit you Surah al Maaidah verse76
y Or the versein which theidol-worshippers say which
means Weonly worship them (their idols) sothattheymay bring us nearer to Allah Surat 39:3
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Proofs ofthe Muslims
y The problemoftheidol-worshippers is thattheyused toconsider their idols WORTHYofworship,they usetoextremely submitthemselves tothem.
y These verses areclearly addressing people who usedtoWORSHIP other than Allah,it says soin the
verses themselves, and knowing thatthe Muslims donot worship thosethattheycall upon,itis irrelevant
for theWahhabis to usethose verses againsttheMuslims