- Allamah Sharfuddin al-Hijawi (d: 960H / may Allah have mercy on him) stated in his book Al-Iqna' 4:285 published in Turkey under the chapter 'Ruling of Apostate':
(قال الشيخ: أو كان مبغضا لرسوله أو لما جاء به اتفاقا. وقال: أو جعل بينه وبين الله وسائط يتوكل عليهم ويدعوهم ويسألهم إجماعا. انتهى. أو سجد لصنم أو شمس أو قمر).
"The Shaykh said: or it is resentful for His Messenger or what he came with. This is agreed upon. He added: or he made between him and Allah intermediaries on whom he submits his trust and to whom he supplicates. This is also agreed upon.
- Allamah Mansur ibn Yunus al-Bahuti (d: 1051H / may Allah have mercy on him) in Kashaf al-Qina' stated:
((قال الشيخ أو كان مبغضا لرسوله أو لما جاء به ) الرسول (اتفاقا , وقال: أو جعل بينه وبين الله وسائط يتوكل عليهم ويدعوهم ويسألهم إجماعا انتهى) أي كفر لأن ذلك كفعل عابدي الأصنام قائلين : {ما نعبدهم إلا ليقربونا إلى الله زلفى)).
"The Shaykh said: or it is resentful for His Messenger or what the Messenger brought with him. This is agreed upon. He added: or he made between him and Allah intermediaries on whom he places his trust and to whom he supplicates and prays. This is also agreed upon.) i.e. it is kufr (infidelity); since it resembles the acts of the idolaters who say: {We worship them for no other reason but because they would bring us near to Allah closel
- Allamah Muhammad ibn Muflih al-Maqdisi (d: 762H / may Allah have mercy on him) said in Al-Furu' 6:165 in the chapter 'Ruling of Apostate':
(قال : أو جعل بينه وبين الله وسائط يتوكل عليهم ويدعوهم ويسألهم ( ع ) قال جماعة : أو سجد لشمس أو قمر).
"He said: Or he made between him and Allah intermediaries on whom he places his trust, to whom he supplicates and asks for help.
- Ahmad bin Abdul Qadir al-Rumi [d:1041H] a learned scholar from the people of Akhisar in present day Turkey said in preface of Majalis al-Abrar:
واحترزما فيه من الاستمداد القبور وغيرها من فعل الكفر واهل الضلالة المضلة
"...precaution from that which is inside it from seeking from graves and other things from the actions of disbelief and the people of deviance who lead astray."
This book is divided into 100 majalis [chapters]. He writes in chapter 17
And among them is visiting these places to offer worship there and to circumambulate them, kiss them, perform their istilam, put the dust of graves on their faces, take their soil, call on the people of the graves, ask them for aid [istigatha], and ask them for help, sustenance, well-being, children, fulfilling of loans, removing of difficulties and others needs that the worshipers of idols ask their idols. All of this is not legislated by any imam of religion, because all of this has not been done by the Prophet of the Lord of the Universe [pbuh], neither by any Sahabah, Tabi'i and any of the imams of the religion. It is impossible that any of this is permissible and righteous."
- Shaykh Ahmad bin Abdul Qadir al-Rumi [may Allah have mercy on him] writes in Majalis al-Abrar, chapter three titled فى بيان فضيلة الايمان :
"...And there are those people who seek aid [istigatha] from the creation, this is regardless of whether they are alive or dead, Muslim or non-Muslim. And shaytan takes the form of the person whose help has been sought and fulfills the need of the person who has sought help. So, these Muslims think that shaytan is the same person who they called for help. However, it is not as they believe. In reality, it is shaytan who misguides them when they assigned a partner to Allah. For, shaytan leads astray the children of Adam [may the peace of Allah be upon him] according to his ability. So, when shaytan helps them according to their needs, he is harming them much more than he can benefit them. Hence, that person who is a Muslim, when he seeks aid from those shaykhs who he believes in then shaytan comes to him in the shape of that shaykh because shaytan often takes the forms of the pious but he does not have the power to take the form of the Prophet of the Cherisher of the worlds [Allah bless him and give him peace]. Then, indeed that shaykh whose help has been sought, if he is from among those of knowledge, then the shaytan will not inform him of the saying of his companions who sought his help. And if he is from those who have no knowledge he informs him [the shaykh] of what they said and he [shaytan] relays to them the shaykh's speech. So those ignorant people think that indeed the shaykh has heard their voices and answered them in spite of the long distance.
- Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jailani writes:
اتبعوا و لا تبتدعوا، وافقوا و لا تخالفوا، أطيعوا و لا تعصوا، أخلصوا و لا تشركوا، وحدوا الحق عزّ و جلّ و عن بابه فلا تبرحوا. سلوه و لا تسألوا غيره، استعينوا به و لا تستعينوا بغيره، توكلوا عليه و لا تتوكلوا على غيره.
"Follow and obey and do not innovate. Agree with the religion and do not differ, obey and do not disobey, have sincerity and do not do Shirk. Accept Allaah as one and do not turn away from him. Ask Allaah and do not ask others. Ask him for help and do not ask anyone else for help. Have reliance and trust in him and do not have reliance in anyone else." (al-Fath ur-Rabbaanee (pg.151الفتح الرباني للجيلاني المجلس السابع والأربعون ).
لاتسئل الخلق شئياً فانهم عجزة فقراء لايملكون لانفسهم ولالغيرهم ضراً ولا نفعا
"Do not ask the creation for anything, for they are powerless and in need. They do not possess for themselves and nor for anyone apart from them any harm or benefit."
[Fath al-Rabbani, majlis # 50 p.343]
He also said
" The believing slave should have firm belief that in reality there is no doer except Allah. And there is none that can give movement or peace except Allah. There is no good or evil or harm or benefit or giving or forbidding or opening or closing or death or life or grace or disgrace or wealth or poverty except all of this is in the hands of Allah. So [with complete tawhid] one becomes — in front of taqdir — like a suckling child in the arms of a wet nurse." [Futuh al-Ghayb, Maqala #3 P.5]
He also said
المفّو ضة فهم القائلون ان اللّه فوّض تدبير الخلق الى الائمة وان اللّهاقدر النبى صلى اللّه عليه وسلم
على خلق العالم وتدبيره
The Al-Mufawwada [a sect of Shias], they believe that Allah has entrusted the management [tadbir] of the creation to the Imams, and that Allah has given the Prophet [may Allah bless him and give him peace] the power of creating universe and its tadbir [disposing of it].
[Ghunyat al-Talibin, p.221]
(Note: These quotes of Shaykh are taken from the post of Br. Saad in sunniuniform post no: 85 to 89 from the topic Ruling on Istigatha according to the scholars of Ahl al-Sunna, he also provided scan pages]
- Ibn Taymiyya says in reference to the verse "They worship besides Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, saying: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him!" (Yunus 18)
'He – Subhaanahu – informed about the pagans – as has preceded – that they took intermediaries between themselves and Allah, calling upon them and taking them as intercessors without Allah's permission. Allah Ta'ala said: "They worship besides Allah that which neither harms them nor benefits them, saying: These are our intercessors with Allah. Say: Do you inform Allah of something He does not know in the heavens or on the earth? Exalted is He and high above what they associate with Him!" Hence, Allah informed that those who took them as intercessors areMushrikun.' Majmu' al-Fatawa 3/105
- Imaam Suyooti in his work :الأمر بالاتباع والنهي عن الابتداع -السيوطي Under the Chapter تعظيم الأماكن التي لا تستحق التعظيم (Veneration of those places which are not applicable for veneration)
First he replied those who say that our prayers are accepted at these places or graves or shrines etc He replied by saying
وقد كان الكفار يدعون، فيستجاب لهم فيسقون وينصرون يعافون مع دعائهم عند أوثام وتوسلهم ا. وقد قال تعالى: (كَّلاّ نمد هؤلاء وهؤلاء من عطاء ربك وما كان عطاء ربك
محظوراً
Kuffar pray in front of Idols and with the Wasilah of Idols and their prayers are Accepted ,then Rain comes to them, Help comes to them , Afiyah comes to them as Allah says (in Bani Israeel:20) On each these as well as those We bestow from the bounties of your Lord. And the bounties of your Lord can never be forbidden
- On page 25 he said
فإن قصد القبور للدعاء رجاء الإجابة فمنهي عنه، وهو إلى التحريم أقرب. والصحابة رضي الله
عنهم - وقد أجدبوا مراتٍ - ودهمتهم نوائب بعد موته (، فهلا جاءوا فاستسقوا واستغاثوا عند قبر
النبي ( وهو أكرم الخلق على الله عز وجل، بل خرج فيهم سيدنا عمر بن الخطاب رضي الله عنه
بالعباس عم النبي ( إلى المصلى فاستسقى به، ولم يستسقوا عند قبر النبي (.
فاقتد أيها المسلم إن كنت عبد الله بسلفك الصالح، وتحقق التوحيد الخالص؛ فلا تعبد إلا الله، ولا
تشرك بربك أحداً، كما أمر الله تعالى بقوله: (فإياي فاعبدون)، وقال تعالى: (فمن كان يرجو لقاء ربه
فليعمل عملاً صالحاً ولا يشرك بعبادة ربه أحداً). فلا تعبد إلا إياه ولا تد ع إلا هو، ولا تستعن إلا به،
فإنه لا مانع ولا معطي ولا مضار ولا نافع إلا هو سبحانه وتعالى، لا إله إلا هو عليه توكلت وإليه
أنيب
For Verily visiting the graves with the intention that our prayers will be accepted is not allowed and it is closer to Haram
Sahaba faced so many difficulties after the death of Prophet (peace be upon him) drought came to them,........ so Why didn't they come to the grave of Prophet of Allah? Why they didn't request him (peace be upon him) for rain? Why they didn't call at his grave? Prophet (SAW) is the highest of the creation in the sight of Allah
In fact at the time of drought OMAR Ra went to Eid GAH with Abbas RA and asked him to pray for rain(prayer of istesqa see Sahih bukhari for detailed athar). They never prayed near grave of Prophet (peace be upon him). O Muslim If You are follower of Allah like your Salaf as Saleh were so follow them, do Research of Correct Tauheed, Do not Worship other then Allah, Do not Make Partners of Allah. As Allah Commanded (Therefore worship Me.) and Allah says (So whoever hopes for the meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord.'') (end)
- Comment: This book is publish by مكتبة القرآن بولاق Qahirah with the Tahqeeq of Mustafa Ashoor Also دار الكتب العلمية للنشر with the Tahqeeq of Mustafa Abdul Qadir Ata, Suyuti ra is clear in his stance some people may quote suyuti where He has related the tradition of Adam's intermediation in ad-Durr-ul-manthūr (1:58) and al-Khasā'is-ul-kubrā (1:6) and also he quoted the tawassul of jews in his book.but this is only he has narrated not that those were his own wrdings and 2ndly Hafiz As-Suyuti himself weakened the narration of jews in his "Dur ul Manthur. and weakened the narration of Adam peace be upon him in Sharah As shifa
- Fakhrudin Ar-Razi in the Tafsir of verse 18 of surah yunus mentioned different sayings of scholars about how the Mushriks took idols as intermediary towards Allah, and he mentioned in fourth explanation:
أنهم وضعوا هذه الأصنام والأوثان على صور أنبيائهم وأكابرهم، وزعموا أنهم متى اشتغلوا بعبادة هذه التماثيل، فإن أولئك الأكابر تكون شفعاء لهم عند الله تعالى، ونظيره في هذا الزمان اشتغال كثير من الخلق بتعظيم قبور الأكابر، على اعتقاد أنهم إذا عظموا قبورهم فإنهم يكونون شفعاء لهم عند الله.
"They built these statues and idols upon the forms of their Prophets and leaders (Akabir), and they believed that when they would worship these idols, then these leaders (Akabir) would become intercessors for them in front of Allah. And what is similar to this in our times is the veneration (ta'zeem) of a lot of people among the creation of the graves of their leaders (Akabir), with the belief that if they venerate their graves, then they (leaders) will be intercessors for them in front of Allah."
source: http://www.altafsir.com/Tafasir.asp?tMadhNo=0&tTafsirNo=4&tSoraNo=10&tAyahNo=18&tDisplay=yes&Page=1&Size=1&LanguageId=1
- Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyah said:
Whoever regards the angels and Prophets as intermediaries whom he calls upon, puts his trust in and asks them to bring that which will benefit him and ward off harmful things, such as asking them to forgive sins, guide them, relieve them of distress and meet their needs, is a kaafir, according to the consensus of the Muslims. Majmoo' al-Fataawa, 1/124.
- Ibrahim Ibn Mar'ee al-Maliki: said in commentry of Arbaiyeen al nawawi pafe 178 ( "الفتوحات الوهبية بشرح الأربعين النووية)
فاستغاثة مخلوق بمخلوق كاستعانة مسجون بمسجون، فلا تستعن إلا بمولاك فهو دليلك في أخراك وأولاك، كيف تستعين بعبد مع علمك بعجزه ؟! فمن لا يستطيع دفع نازلة عن نفسه كيف يدفعها عن غيره، من أبناءجنسه؟! فلا تنتصر إلا به فهو الولي الناصر، ولا تعتصم إلا بحبله فإنه العزيز القادر)
In short it says: So the help of Allaah should be sought in all cases. He says that creation seeking help in creation is like a prisoner seeking the help of another prisoner!!! He himself is helpless - so how can he help you?! He is a prisoner himself - just like you! If he could help, he would have helped himself first!
source: http://www.ikhwan.net/vb/showthread.php?t=17049
Origin of Shirk
- Ibn e Abbas RA said
قال ابن عباس : كان بين آدم ونوح عشرة قرون كلهم على الإسلام ثم ظهر الشرك بسبب تعظيم قبور صالحيهم
Ten centuries between Adam (aleh salam) and Nuh (Alehsalam) were on ISLAM then shirk came due to tazeem of the graves of pious (Majmoo Fatawa vol 1 page 165-167)
- Al-Qurtubi on the origin of shirk being grave of saints
He said in his Tasfir of Surah Al-Baqarah, Eng. Tran. p 319, verse 104
- Ibn ‘Abidin said concerning the reason of forbidding the prayer in graveyards:
“There is difference on the reason (for this forbiddance), it has been said because the bones and rests of the dead are there and they are impure, and this contains objection (meaning this matter is not right). It has been said (that the reason is) because the origin of idol worship is to take the graves of saints as places of worship (Masajid) and it has been said because it resembles the Jews.” [“Rad Al-Muhtar” p 254 ]
- Ibn e Kthir said under ayah 19 of surah 53
Allah the Exalted rebukes the idolators for worshipping idols and taking rivals to Him. They built houses for their idols to resemble the Ka`bah built by Prophet Ibrahim, Allah's Khalil..
[أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ اللَّـتَ]
(Have you then considered Al-Lat,) .. It was reported that Al-Lat is pronounced Al-Lat because, according to `Abdullah bin `Abbas, Mujahid, and Ar-Rabi` bin Anas, Al-Lat was a man who used to mix Sawiq (a kind of barley mash) with water for the pilgrims during the time of Jahiliyyah. When he died, they remained next to his grave and worshipped him.''
- Tabree under ayah 19 of surah 53
(Have you then considered Al-Lat,)
وقالوا: كان رجلاً يَلُتّ السويق للحاج فلما مات عكفوا على قبره فعبدوهHe was a man who used to mix Sawiq (a kind of barley mash) with water for the pilgrims during the time of Jahiliyyah. When he died, they remained next to his grave and worshiped him.''
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