Birmingham Tawassul and Tabarruk

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Definitions

yTawassul is asking Allah (for oneselforothers) for some benefit,or to be

protected from some harm, bymentioning the nameofa prophetor arighteous upright Muslim.

yTabarruk is seeking blessings bythetraces ofthe Prophet


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Why studythis topic?

y Noneofthese practices is an obligation

y Muslims have been doing themfor centuries

ever sincethe Prophet sallaLLAAHU ^alayhiwa sallam died, and even when he was alive,and even before he was born.

y Itis only because some people saythatitisequivalentto shirkeven though itis not,thatwe are studying this topic.


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Thefake arguments oftheWahhabis

y They saythat asking Allah for something, bythe status ofoneofHis Prophets or anothercreation,is shirk (i.e. worshipping other than

Allah).y However to worship means tocompletely

submitoneselfto another with extremefearand submission.

y They saythat you can only dotawassul throughpeople who are alive and present, butthatifthey are absentor dead then itis shirk


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Proofs ofthe Muslims

y Once a blind man cametothe Prophet sallaLLAAHU^alayhiwa sallam and asked ifthe Prophetcouldhelp do something for his sight.

y The Prophet sallaLLAAHU ^alayhiwa sallamadvised himthat hecould be patient,or alternativelythe hecould do something for him

y The blind man said he was finding the loss ofhis

sight very difficult, so he would likethe Prophetto dosomething for him.


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y The Prophetordered himto gotothe place wherewudu is performed,to doit,then to pray 2 Rakâhs,and then to say :

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O Allah,I ask You and I directmy supplication toYou byour Prophet Muhammad sallaLLAAHUâlayhiwa sallam,the ProphetofMercy. OMuhammad,I directmy need to Allah by you, sothatmy need [specify your need here]is fulfilled.

y This duâ is called now duâ al-hajah i.e. theduâ ofneed and itis said when the person needssomething.


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y Theman left and did as told.

y Then hecame back and when hecame back hecouldseema sha ALLAH.

y Arguments fromthe hadith:

y 1.the Prophet was ABSENT when theman made hisdu^a,this is veryclear in the hadith becausetheperson who narrates says then hecame back

y 2.the Prophet would not havetaught himto do andsay something which would suddenly becomes shirk

when he dies


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Tawassul made by Prophet Adam

y When Prophet Adam atefromtheforbidden treeinParadise (about which we do not saythatit was an appletree), he repented immediately after this, by asking Omy Lord,I am asking You toforgivemefor the sakeofMuhammad.

y He was answered which means How do you know aboutMuhammad whomI have notcreated yet?

y Adam replied which means When I was created I raisedmy head and saw written on the heights ofthe Throne :La ilaaha illa LLAAH Muhammad rasulullaah, and Iunderstood thatitcould only bethe nameofthe bestofcreations Then Adam was forgiven

y This hadith is sahih narrated by al Tabaraaniyy


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Tawassul madeon the dayofJudgement

y People will be asking for theintercession ofthedifferent Prophets and ofProphet MuhammadsallaLLAAH ^alayhiwa sallam.

y When the sun is near the heads people will gotoProphet Adam,then toNuh,then toIbrahim,then toProphet Muhammad who will intercedefor them


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Tawassul

y It was allowed beforethe prophet was born (hadithsahih ofProphet Adam)

y It was allowed when he was alive (hadith sahih ofthe

blind man)y It will be allowed even on the dayofJudgement

(Intercession- Shafaa^ah)

y Therefore why would it be shirk just between his

death and the resurrection?


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Thefake arguments oftheWahhabis

y Theyquote verses which were aimed at non-Muslims, and useitfor Muslims

y Eg the verse which means How do you worship

besides Allah something which has no power toeither harmor benefit you Surah al Maaidah verse76

y Or the versein which theidol-worshippers say which

means Weonly worship them (their idols) sothattheymay bring us nearer to Allah Surat 39:3


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y The problemoftheidol-worshippers is thattheyused toconsider their idols WORTHYofworship,they usetoextremely submitthemselves tothem.

y These verses areclearly addressing people who usedtoWORSHIP other than Allah,it says soin the

verses themselves, and knowing thatthe Muslims donot worship thosethattheycall upon,itis irrelevant

for theWahhabis to usethose verses againsttheMuslims

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