Questions tagged [tawassul]
Questions on توسل which is seeking means of closeness to Allah for the purpose of supplication. It may be by invoking Him through His Names, or through faith and good deeds, or through His Prophets, or by asking a righteous person to supplicate.
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Is Tawassol (recourse) allowed in Islam? (Shia view)
Allah, the exalted, says in the Noble Quran as such:
وَالَّذِي هُوَ يُطْعِمُنِي وَيَسْقِينِ ﴿٧٩﴾ وَإِذَا مَرِضْتُ فَهُوَ
يَشْفِينِ ﴿٨٠
"And it is He who feeds me and gives me drink; and ...
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Umar recoursed (Tawassol) to the uncle of the Prophet(s) (Sunni view)
عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ : أنّه کَانَ إِذَا قَحَطُوا اسْتَسْقَى
بِالْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِالْمُطَّلِبِ ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا
کُنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَیْکَ بِنَبِیِّنَا فَتَسْقِينَا، ...
