Ibn ‘Aqeel said, as was narrated by Ibn Muflih in his book al-Furoo’ [2/273]:
Firstly, this is swearing by other than Allaah
This is as if Allaah, The Glorified and Exalted, is saying;
Some of the creation have no manners with the graves, they adorn them, kiss and perform Tawaaf around them. They do this as a means of Tawassul to Allaah.
He also said:
…And this is not sufficient for them, but they go into further extremes by saying things like; ‘the hidden affairs that are only known between you (the person in the grave) and Allaah’. Anything that is only known to Allaah, how can we say that this is between Him and His creation?
He also said:
The use of lamps, incense and Oud is prohibited and they even build towering doors over them. They call these doors ‘witnesses’. Their sick are given earth from these graves as a means of seeking intercession. Furthermore, they place writings (with their names and complaints) within the soil as a means of intercession. They may even sometimes pierce these writings by drilling them down into the grave. They say things like; ‘my beauty has become scabby’ or ‘my land has become barren’, as if they are talking to alive being and they supplicate to them.
Imaam at-Tahaawee al-Hanafee in his Aqeedah at-Tahaawiyyah [1/229]:
Seeking intercession for those who are steadfast, is a right that has been given to them and this has been narrated in the narrations.
As for the intercession of the Prophet [May the Peace and Blessings of Allaah be upon them] and other than him in the life of the Dunya by asking them to make Dua’a for them, then this needs to be analysed further. If the person calling sometimes says, ’I ask you by the right or status of Your Prophet’ or by ‘the right or status of so-and-so’. This is dividing what is solely for Allaah with His creation and this is prohibited, from two aspects;
Firstly, this is swearing by other than Allaah
Secondly, the person believes that other than Allaah has a right in this regard.
Fakhr ad-Deen ar-Raazee al-‘Asharee in his book Kitaab Lawaami’ al-Bayyinnaat [Pg.88] in Tafseer of the Ayah;
“And when My servants ask you, [O Muhammad], concerning Me - indeed I am near. I respond to the invocation of the supplicant when he calls upon Me”
[Baqarah 2:186]
In the times of Dua’a then there is no need of having anything to intercede between me and you. You are a slave, all you need is me, Your God, al-Ghanee.
He also said in his tafseer under the following Ayah:
“And they worship other than Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, and they say, "These are our intercessors with Allah " Say, "Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth?" Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him”
[Yoonus 10:18]
Looking at our times, we can clearly see that most people have become busy with glorifying graves of their elders. They believe that if they venerate these graves then they will receive intercession with Allaah, the Most High.
Aboo Haneefah said, “It is prohibited to say; ‘I ask You by the right or status of so-and-so or by the right or status of Your Prophet or Your Messenger’.”
Sharh Mullah ‘Alee Qaaree of Fiqh al-Akbaar, Pg. 110
Aboo Yoosuf, the student of Aboo Haneefah, said:
“Do not supplicate to Allaah by others.”
Fatawaa al-Hindiyyah 5/280 and Sharh Mullah ‘Alee Qaree Pg.110
Al-‘Izz bin Abdul-Salaam in his Fataawaa Pg. 126:
And we don’t make any division in supplicating to other than Allaah, from the Prophets, the Angels or the righteous. This is because they do not qualify to have this stature. Therefore, they are not worthy of it and also by doing this, you will put them on the level with the One Who Alone Deserves this right or given this Majesty.
Also see; Al-Haythamee said in Haashiyyah ‘Alaa al-Eedaah Pg. 452 and al-Manaawee in Fath al-Qadeer 2/135
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