{"_id":"68b84472e40dc893778b959a","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What does the phrase “by the blessings/station of Muhammad ﷺ” mean when making a dua?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"During celebrations like Rabbi Al-Awal, I often hear or read qasāʾid that include the phrase “by the blessings/rights/station of Muhammad ﷺ.” It is typically used after making a request of Allah. What does this phrase mean? I know the phrase is used with good intention, but I worry that this phrase may push the boundaries of what we should say when making dua. Is it permissible to use this phrase when asking Allah for something?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"This phrase is a form of tawassul. Its meaning is: “O Allah, by the honor, station, and nearness of Your Prophet ﷺ to You, answer this request of mine.” The believer is not asking the Prophet ﷺ directly, nor attributing any independent power to him. Rather, one is asking Allah alone, while mentioning the Prophet ﷺ as the greatest means and intercessor with Him.\\n\\nYour heart should be at complete ease with this, because the permissibility of tawassul in this sense has been affirmed by all four Sunni madhhabs. Among the evidences for this is the ḥadīth of the blind man who came to the Prophet ﷺ and asked him to pray for his sight to be restored. The Prophet ﷺ instructed him to perform wudu, pray two rakʿahs, and say:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"«اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ وَأَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ بِنَبِيِّكَ مُحَمَّدٍ نَبِيِّ الرَّحْمَةِ، يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي تَوَجَّهْتُ بِكَ إِلَى رَبِّي فِي حَاجَتِي هَذِهِ لِتُقْضَى لِي، اللَّهُمَّ فَشَفِّعْهُ فِيَّ»\"},{\"attributes\":{\"indent\":1},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"italic\":true},\"insert\":\"(“O Allah, I ask You and turn to You by means of Your Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of Mercy. O Muhammad, I have turned with you to my Lord concerning this need of mine, so that it may be fulfilled. O Allah, accept his intercession for me.”)\"},{\"attributes\":{\"indent\":1},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"The man did as instructed, and Allah restored his sight.\\n\\nFor further reading:\\nWhat are appropriate phrases for Tawassul? \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/68260e6df982989aba9bd3e9\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/68260e6df982989aba9bd3e9\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"Is the celebration of the Prophet ﷺ's birth allowed? \"},{\"attributes\":{\"link\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/6731ffd8d213cdc30cf8da5a\"},\"insert\":\"https://www.carolinaqa.com/q/6731ffd8d213cdc30cf8da5a\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c232829","tag":"Worship: Dua","count":109},{"_id":"668d9ff70b76658b4c232a80","tag":"Seerah: Sunnah and Hadith","count":68},{"_id":"668da0ba0b76658b4c233f0c","tag":"Tawassul","count":6}],"createdOn":"2025-09-03T13:36:50.008Z"}