Title: Please could you inform me about the permissibility of calling upon deceased friends of ALLAH for help. Eg. Madad Ya Abdul KAder Jillani, or Madad ya Rasoolallah

Question: Please could you inform me about the permissibility of calling upon deceased friends of ALLAH for help. Eg. Madad Ya Abdul KAder Jillani, or Madad ya Rasoolallah

Answer ID: 32969Posted on: Sep 1, 2020

Bismillah hir-Rahman nir-Rahim !

(Fatwa: 1255/763/D=1432) It is not lawful to seek help directly from Prophets and pious persons. It is mentioned in the holy Quran: وَلاَ تَدْعُ مِن دُونِ اللّهِ مَا لاَ يَنفَعُكَ وَلاَ يَضُرُّكَ فَإِن فَعَلْتَ فَإِنَّكَ إِذاً مِّنَ الظَّالِمِينَ [يونس : 106] And it is mentioned in Mishkah: وفي المشكاة : وإذا سألت فاسئل الله ، وإذا استعنت فاستعن بالله (مشكاة المصابيح 453) If one has the belief that at the time of seeking help the Prophets and pious persons listen to his voice and come to help him then it is shirk. Hence, help never should be sought in this way. ويكفر بقوله : أرواح المشائخ حاضرة تعلم (مجمع الأنهر 1/691) وكذا في البحر 5/209 However, it is alright to supplicate Almighty Allah with the intermediation of Prophets and pious persons, for example, O Allah fulfill my so and so job with the intermediation of Prophets or so and so pious person. عندنا وعند مشائخنا : يجوز التوسل في الدعوات بالأنبياء والصالحين من الأولياء .... (المهند على المفند الجواب عن السوال الرابع ص: 32)