55- Is calling upon the Attribute of Allah Shirk (disbelief)? – Sheikh Salih Al-Fawzan

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Translation text: السؤال: يقول: كيف الجمع بين ما ورد في الحديث: (يا حي يا قيوم برحمتك أستغيث)، وبين ما نقله شيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية من الإجماع على أن دعاء الصفة شرك؟ Question: How do we reconcile between what was reported in the Hadith “Yā Ḥayyu yā Qayyūmu (O Eternal One (affirming complete life), O Sustainer of creation, by Your Mercy I seek your aid)” and the Ijma’ (consensus) that Sheikh-al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah transmitted, that making dua (supplicating) to the Attribute of Allah is Shirk? الجواب: هذا ما هو بدعاء الصفة، (برحمتك أستغيث) هذا توسُّل إلى الله بصفة الرحمة، فهذا توسُّل وهذا من قوله تعالى: ﴿وَلِلَّهِ الأَسْمَاءُ الْحُسْنَى فَادْعُوهُ بِهَا﴾ [الأعراف:180]. Answer: This is not making Dua to the Attribute “by Your Mercy I seek your aid”. This is Tawassul (i.e., pleading) to Allah by His Attribute of Mercy. This is Tawassul and it is taken from His Saying, the Most High, “And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allah, so call upon Him by them.” [Al-A’raf: 180] فالتوسل بالصفة أن تقول: اللهم برحمتك ارحمني، أو ارحمني برحمتك تُخاطب الله عز وجل، أما دعاء الصفة أن تُخاطب الصفة، تقول: يا رحمة الله ارحميني، يا كذا لا، هذا ما يجوز. So, Tawassul (i.e., pleading) by an Attribute is by saying, “O Allah, I ask You by Your Mercy to have mercy on me.” or “Have mercy on me by Your Mercy.” you are addressing Allah the Almighty. As for making dua to the Attribute (of Allah), it is by addressing the Attribute, by saying, “O Mercy of Allah! Have mercy on me, o such-and-such etc.”. This is not permissible. ----------------------------------------------------- Rabbaniyeen ربانيين 🔴اليوتيوب🔴👇 https://youtube.com/channel/UCSZQ94R_9fXNumssaa5BAkg 🔴الانستجرام🔴👇 https://www.instagram.com/rabbaniyeen/ 🔴التيليغرام🔴👇 https://t.me/Rabbaniyeen