Concept of Waseela in Islam
Concept of Waseela in Islam
Concept of Waseela in Islam
3) Tawassul to Allah (swt) using the medium of the rank and status
of celtain pious and accepted servants of Allah (swt), living or
deceased. This will include Prophets, Martyrs and the Owliya of
Allah (swt).
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There is consensus of the Muslim scholars on the permissibility of the
first two forms of Waseela that I have mentioned. However the third
form of Was eel a is where the consensus breaks.
Since the first two forms of Was eela are agreed upon throughout the
Muslim community there is no reason for me to set forth evidence for
them . Hence I am only providing sufficient evidence to support the
third fOlm ofWaseela.
The Sunni community believe and practice all three forms of Waseela
for which they have Quranic verses and authentic Ahadith to support
this Islamic religious practice.
~ Waseela was practised after the life of the Prophet (peace &
blessings of Allah be upon him) in this world
Ayah 1)
In this verse of the Holy Quran the word Waseela has been used in a
general format, it has not prescribed a certain form of Waseela neither
has it prohibited any other fonn of Waseela, therefore according to
this verse of the Holy Quran any form of Waseela can be used as a
medium to Almighty Allah (swt) .
Ayah 2)
Clearly Allah (swt) is instructing the Muslims that they use Prophet
Muhammad (peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) as a medium
and Waseela to seek forgivene ss from AI-Mighty Allah (swt)
From these two verses of the Holy Quran we have understood that
using a medium to Almighty Allah (swt) is of course NOT of any
form of polytheism (Shirkh).
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WASEELA BEFORE THE PROPHET (PEACE
& BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM)
Imam Hakim reports on the authority of Hazrat Dmar (ra) that the
Prophet (peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "When
Prophet Adam (as) ate from the forbidden tree he said"
"0 my Lord! I ask you for the sake of Muhammad so that you may
forgive me"
"0 Adam! How have you recognised Muhammad (peace & blessings
of Allah be upon him) yet I have not even created him" (i.e. His
body)
Prophet Adam (as) replied: "0 my Lord! When you created me and
blew with your ultimate power my soul into my body and I raised my
head and I saw the name of Muhammad (peace & blessings of Allah
be upon him) written on your blessed throne.
'So I concluded the fact that the name which is written next to your
name would indeed be the most beloved creation that you have ever
created. '
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Allah (swt) replied:
" 0 Adam! Indeed you have spoken the truth , surely He (peace &
blessings of Allah be upon him) is the most beloved to me than all my
creation, now you have prayed to me with His (peace & blessings of
Allah be upon him) intermediary, hence I forgive you, if I did not
create Muhammad (peace & blessings of Allah be upon him) then 1
wouLd not have created you.
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"0 Allah! Verily I ask of you and turn to you through your
prophet the prophet of mercy 0 Muhammad! Verily I have turned
to my Lord through you so that my need be fulfilled 0 Allah!
Accept his intercession on my behalf'
Rasulullah added and if you have any other need do the same.
2) Hazrat Anas ibn Malik (ra) reports that when the mother of
Hazrat Ali (ra) passed away Rasulullah (peace & blessings of
Allah be upon him) made the following du'aa before burying
her:-
"0 Allah! The one who gives Ii fe and death, and who is living
and will never die, forgive my mother Fatima bint Asad and
make the answering of Munkar and Nakeer easy and make her
grave spacious for her.
I ask you through the right of your last Prophet and all the
Prophets before me, verily you are most merciful"
This narration clearly indicates to the fact that the Prophet (peace
& blessings of Allah be upon him) practised the belief of Was eel a
himself during his own lifetime.
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WASEELAAFTER THE PROPHET (PEACE
& BLESSINGS OF ALLAH BE UPON HIM)
1) Hazrat Malik Al Daar nalTates that once the people of Medina were
experiencing a drought in the era of Hazrat Umar. Hazrat Bilal Bin
Haris went to the resting place of the Prophet (peace & blessings of
Allah be upon him) and said:
"0 Rasulullah I ask for rain on the behalf of your ummah, for verily,
they are being destroyed"
There after Hazrat Bilal bin Haris (ra) was instructed in his dream to
go to Hazrat Umar (ra) give my regards and infoml him that the rain
will soon come.
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Conclude that the Waseela of the prophet (peace & blessings of Allah
be upon him) is accepted in the court of Allah (swt)
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3) Hazrat Abul-Jawzaa Anas Ibn Abdullah (ra) narrates that once the
people of Medina were experiencing a severe drought. They
complained to Hazrat Aishah (ra), she advised them to make a hole in
the ceiling of the tomb of the Prophet (peace & blessings of Allah be
upon him) so that the grave is exposed to the skies, so when they did
so, heavy rains descended and crops also began to grow.
"We bring forth the Waseela of the uncle of the Prophet (peace &
blessings of Allah be upon him)"
This narration supports that Waseela is not just of the Prophet (peace
& blessings of Allah be upon him) but also Muslims use the Waseela
of other Muslims, as in this narration Hazrat Umar (ra) used the
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Waseela of Hazrat Abbass (ra) who was the uncle of the Prophet
(peace & blessings of Allah be upon him).
3) Imam Ahmed Bin Hanbal (ra) has also approved this foml of
Tawassul in Fataawa Ibn Taimiyyah
5) Imam Shaafi ' ee (ra) has approved this form of tawas suI 111
Maqaalaatul Kawthari
8) Imam Abu Bakr AI-Bayhaqi (ra) has also approved this fonn of
tawassul in Daiailul Nabuwwah
9) Imam Abul Farj Ibn-e-Jawza (ra) has also approved this form of
tawassul in his book AI- Wafaa
10) Imam AI-Mufassir Abu Abdullah (ra) has also approved this
form of tawassul in AI-Qurtubi
11) Imam AI-Hafiz Jalal-Uddin Sayuti (ra) has also approved this
form of Tawassul in Al-khasais AI-Kubra
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12) Imam Abu Abdullah AI-Hakim (ra) has also approved this form
of tawassul in his book AI-Mustadrak
13) Imam Muhmmad Bin Ali AI-Shoqani (ra) has also approved this
form of tawassul in Tuhfaul-Zakireen
14) Imam AI-Qadi Iyad AI-Maliki (ra) has also approved this form
of tawas sui in Ashifaa
15) Allaama Ahmed Sahab Uddin AI Khefaji (ra) has also approved
this form of tawas sui in his commentary on Ashifaa
And many more religious scholars have the same opmlOn of the
fifteen which I have mentioned. Please refer to Maqaalatul Kawthari.
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