Faiths & Beliefs >> Deviant Sects
Question ID: 22329Country: India
Answer ID: 22329
Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !
(Fatwa: 842/842/M=1431)
It is not lawful to address the holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) with words like "Ya Nabi" and "Ya Rasul" having the belief that he is hazir w nazir i.e. omnipresent and omniscient; because all the four Imams and Ulama of Ahl-e-Kalam (theologians) do agree that being hazir w nazir is only the special attribute of Allah. No doubt the holy Prophet Muhammad (صلى الله عليه وسلم) is alive in his holy grave, but he is not omnipresent and omniscient. The Quranic verses and many hadith are clear proof; some of them are as follows:
(1) وَمَا كُنتَ بِجَانِبِ الْغَرْبِيِّ إِذْ قَضَيْنَا إِلَى مُوسَى الْأَمْرَ وَمَا كُنتَ مِنَ الشَّاهِدِينَ [القصص : 44]
(2) وَلَوْ كُنتُ أَعْلَمُ الْغَيْبَ لاَسْتَكْثَرْتُ مِنَ الْخَيْرِ . [الأعراف : 188]
(3) ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَنبَاء الْغَيْبِ نُوحِيهِ إِلَيكَ وَمَا كُنتَ لَدَيْهِمْ إِذْ يُلْقُون أَقْلاَمَهُمْ أَيُّهُمْ يَكْفُلُ مَرْيَمَ الخ . [آل عمران : 44]
It is mentioned in hadith:
قال رجل يا رسول الله أي الذنب أكبر عندالله قال أن تدعو لله نداً وهو خلقك (مظاهر حق 1/41).
For more evidence see "Fatawa Rahimiyah" and "Mutalah Barelviyat" etc.
Allah (Subhana Wa Ta'ala) knows Best
Darul Ifta,
Darul Uloom Deoband, India