{"_id":"668da0bb0b76658b4c233f1a","title":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"Is Tawassul preferred?\"}]}]}}","question":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"I want to understand when and why Tawassul is preferred. I always felt like if we are going to make Dua, why not beseech Allah directly instead of seeking an intermediary? I think of the 5th verse in Al-Fatiha, “It is You alone we worship and it is You alone we ask for help,” which shows that Allah is sufficient for our pleas.\"}]},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"So when, or in what situation, is it preferred to seek the Prophet ﷺ or Awliya for help from Allah before we seek help from Allah directly?\"}]}]}}","answer":"{\"format\":\"prosemirror\",\"schemaVersion\":1,\"doc\":{\"type\":\"doc\",\"content\":[{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"attrs\":{\"quillBlock\":{},\"quillNewline\":{},\"quillTerminated\":true,\"direction\":null},\"content\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"text\":\"No one says that Tawassul is preferred, all the scholars say is that it is allowed.\"}]}]}}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232829","tag":"Worship: Dua","count":120},{"_id":"668d9ff90b76658b4c232aa0","tag":"Knowledge: Madhabs","count":73},{"_id":"668d9fea0b76658b4c232905","tag":"Aqeedah: Muhammad ﷺ","count":22},{"_id":"668d9fe60b76658b4c23287a","tag":"Knowledge: Bidah","count":22},{"_id":"668da0ba0b76658b4c233f0c","tag":"Tawassul","count":7}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:42:35.302Z"}