{"_id":"6770b162c4d50558cba1f7e5","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is the permissibility of Istigatha and Tawassul a consensus within Ahlus Sunnah?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is Istigatha and Tawassul with the Prophet \"},{\"attributes\":{\"background\":\"#ffffff\",\"color\":\"#040c28\",\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"ﷺ\"},{\"insert\":\" recommended or permissible and is it a consensus within Ahlus Sunnah? If so, who said it and where can one find it?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The erudite scholar and mufti of the ṣhafiʿis in Makka, Ahmad Zaini Daḥlān said:\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"The essence of the matter is that the madhhab of Ahl al-Sunnah wa al-Jamaʿah upholds the permissibility of tawassul and istighātha through both the living and the deceased. This is because we firmly believe that no effect, benefit, or harm occurs except through Allah alone, who has no partners. The prophets, for instance, cannot independently effect anything. Rather, blessings are sought through their status, and istighātha is performed by invoking their rank, as they are beloved to Allah (taʿālā).\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Those who differentiate between the living and the deceased often hold that the living can effect change, while the deceased cannot. However, we maintain that Allah is the Creator of all things, as the Qur’an states:\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true,\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"“Allah created you and what you do”\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\" [\"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://quran.com/en/as-saffat/96\",\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"Qur'an 37:96\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"].\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"The purpose of tawassul and istighātha is solely to seek blessings by mentioning the names of Allah's beloved servants, whether living or deceased, for whose sake Allah may grant mercy to His creation. Ultimately, Allah alone is the true author of all existence, and these individuals are merely customary means (asbāb), possessing no inherent power or effect on their own.\"},{\"insert\":\"\\n\\nSource: Khulāsat al-Kalām, Ahmad Zaini Daḥlān\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232829","tag":"Worship: Dua","count":109},{"_id":"668d9ff20b76658b4c2329d9","tag":"Worship: Intention","count":103},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232859","tag":"Aqeedah: Allah ﷻ‎","count":66},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232854","tag":"Knowledge: Resources","count":32},{"_id":"668d9fea0b76658b4c232905","tag":"Aqeedah: Muhammad ﷺ","count":20},{"_id":"668da0ba0b76658b4c233f0c","tag":"Tawassul","count":6}],"createdOn":"2024-12-29T02:18:10.087Z"}