Is Tawassul Shirk? | Does 'Waseela' in the Quran Mean Good Deeds? | Should I Pray to Allah Directly?

Tawassul is practised by Sunni and Shia Muslims, but is it allowed in Islam? Sheikh Mohammed Al-Hilli Presents 3 answers to 3 common questions.
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[@Mahrukh1997]

This has put all my doubts to rest. Alhamdulillah. May Allah reward Sheikh Al-Hilli for spreading the right guidance to all of us.

[@NoorIslamicEducation]

Thank you for your kind words. Ameen. M. Al-Hilli

[@awakenedservant]

@@NoorIslamicEducation I am muslim from the sunni school , can this be applicable for me as well?

[@blackflag6976]

@@awakenedservant There is no Shia or Sunni in Islam.

[@MB10104]

@@blackflag6976 really? Where do you get that from ?

[@blackflag6976]

@@MB10104 from the Quran. It says don't be divided into sects.

[@ayeheisania5630]

Thank you so much, please do more of these vidoes that explain shiasim and shia studies, you explain very logically and beautifully, we really need more rational explanations like this🙏🏻🌱

[@AdamTaghavi1]

Much needed thanks!

[@thestrongguy1]

Ya Allah almighty, help us and all Muslims to find the right path…. Great Video !

[@momkha]

Thank you Sheikh for the clarification. This is well needed. Is it possible to get the full lecture? the link in the description comes up as a private video,hence restricted. Jazakallah.

[@hazeemhussain6860]

JazakAllah it helps

[@mohosheba6426]

Nice video. Thank you. But why doesn't it have the closed caption?

[@abidwaris7876]

SubhanAllah Moulana

[@s0me0ne6]

Bismilah وَمَا نَقَمُوۡۤا اِلَّاۤ اَنۡ اَغۡنٰٮهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَرَسُوۡلُهٗ مِنۡ فَضۡلِهٖ​ ۚ

[@captainhd9741]

Sunnis also believe in intercession by the prophet (S) on the day of judgment. If you read dua tawassul, you will see intercession is made by the prophet (S) and the ark of Noah, ahlulbayt peace be upon them.

[@mpesmail1834]

How can the use of intermediaries (wasila) be haram or biddat when Allah Himself used arch angle Gibraeel as the medium to send the verses of Qur'an to the Holy prophet PBUH. No where its known that Allah talked to prophet Muhammad (saws) directly as He talked to Moses at Kohe Toor when His voice was heard direct through a tree, but even then the tree was used as a medium. So if Allah used Gibraeel who acted as a 'Wasila' to send "wahi" and verses to the prophet, then same can be done in return to invoke Allah thru Prophet and masoom, who by the way are even higher than Gibraeel or any other angel or humans. Therefore in my conclusion, the act of using 'wasila' is actually taught to us by Allah. So where's the problem? .

[@iMan-610]

But in Day of Judgement Prophet a.s will be in SAME WORLD wth us. We will not be in different worlds

[@iMan-610]

​@@mpesmail1834Prophet a.s didnt Ask Jibril to pray for yim but asked Allah directly

[@captainhd9741]

@@iMan-610 What difference does it make being in a different world? I can call anyone I want even if I am in a different country or even different continent. Are you saying Allah cannot let angels or the prophet pray for us because “we are in different worlds”. They are creation and we are creation so if creation is on Earth or in heaven or in a different planet none of it matters. Allah has allowed angels to pray for us and ask for our forgiveness and you can see this in hadiths

[@kaylak2472]

sunnis still don’t pray to the Prophet ﷺ. they pray FOR him, but not to him…

[@user-yj9qw5jj4e]

اللهم صل على محمد وال محمد

[@MeMe-eb8pe]

Very Nice. God Bless you. This has put all my doubts to rest. Alhamdulillah

[@mpesmail1834]

How can the use of intermediaries (wasila) be haram or biddat when Allah Himself used arch angle Gibraeel as the medium to send the verses of Qur'an to the Holy prophet PBUH. No where its known that Allah talked to prophet Muhammad (saws) directly as He talked to Moses at Kohe Toor when His voice was heard direct through a tree, but even then the tree was used as a medium. So if Allah used Gibraeel who acted as a 'Wasila' to send "wahi" and verses to the prophet, then same can be done in return to invoke Allah thru Prophet and masoom, who by the way are even higher than Gibraeel or any other angel or humans. Therefore in my conclusion, the act of using 'wasila' is actually taught to us by Allah. So where's the problem? .

[@luisalbani5156]

Am naqshabandi thank you

[@kaylak2472]

The prophet ﷺ didn’t pray to Gabriel though. he still always prayed to Allah and never asked for an intercessor. so i feel like this argument is invalid.

[@wiqarhussain908]

Also the ayah that mentions that yousuf gave his shirt to his brothers and told them to put this shirt on the face of his father so that his eyesight will return. If shirt of yousuf could return the eyesight of his father and if this was not shirk then wassela also cannot be.

[@zayn6725]

Stop using your flawed Aql and making a false Qiyas. Follow the Quran and the Sunnah

[@ibrahimsulaiman9047]

​@@zayn6725 The whole video was about evidence from Qur'an and Sunnah. What we definitely DON'T find evidence for in Qur'an and Sunnah is the Sunni Caliphate, the 4 schools of law, the hadith collections of Bukhari and Muslim, Ibn Taymiyyah, etc, etc.

[@user-yj9qw5jj4e]

احسنت وابدعت جزاك الله خيرا

[@luisalbani5156]

Madad yah Allah madad yah rasulullah

[@mohammedodah4274]

Thanks sheikh, I've had some problems with this lately and talked to a couple of my friends. My question has always been, if Allah already is close to us, why do we need tawasul? I before this thought, if we can go to the CEO (to which you said that Allah is close to us but we're not close to him), why do we need to go to those serving him? Sometimes these doubts made me doubt the shia sect (not the imams(as) and how perfect they are, but the section in itself and that there are many new things put into ut). Nevertheless, my love for the ahlul bayt always increases whenever I hear about their ahadith and how they used to behave. You answered these doubts of mine so beautifully and even showed examples from the Qur'an, I'll inshallah watch the video again and really copy it into my mind. May Allah bless you and all your work our very beloved sheikh, much love from 🇸🇪!

[@daniel.313m]

May Allah bless you brother, you can check also this short video kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKm4g518ntiEsNk

[@mohammedodah4274]

@@daniel.313m thanks brother / syster, it was an amazing video, but I have two final questions please If Allah يجيب دعوه الداعي, if he answeres the one who prays to him, isn't it sufficient for us to only do دعاء? Yes, there have been instances such as with the prophet asking Allah to forgive some, and عيسى (as) creating a bird by the permission of Allah, but in what way is that commanding us to ask the imams to forgive us? I understand that we can look into their character and learn from that --> implement that --> closeness to Allah. But asking the imams to forgive us, where? Secondly, is it then shirk to say that the imams are healing us, keeping us safe? I understand if they're doing it by the will of Allah, but then it's actually Allah who is healing and keeping us safe, through them. So why say the imams are doing it, when it's actually Allah. If there would've been an ayah or hadith (shar3ian) pointing it out, that would also be very appreciated Thanks for any answers my brother/syster!

[@captainhd9741]

@@mohammedodah4274 Why do you ask the imams to forgive us? Tawassul is more like “oh ahlulbayt please ask Allah to forgive me” or “please make dua for me for my forgiveness”. For a proper dua look at dua tawassul it doesn’t say “forgive me ahlulbayt”. By the way Sunnis also have intercession concept by our prophet (S) on the day of judgment. They also believe that the prophet (S) will intercede for us.

[@mohammedodah4274]

@@captainhd9741 okay, thanks Captain, appreciate your answer a lot. But what I tried to ask is, in what way are the instances where the prophet asked for forgiveness to some people and Jesus creating a bird by the will of Allah, in what way are these instances showing us that we should ask the imams to ask Allah to forgive us? جزاك الله خير أخي

[@captainhd9741]

@@mohammedodah4274 I did answer this brother. The answer is intercession. This is something we find in Shia hadith and also we find in Quran as interpreted by ahlulbayt. You shouldn’t care what Sunni fiqh (halal and haram) says because you try follow Shia fiqh not Sunni fiqh but still even the Sunnis have concept of intercession on day of judgment. Allah has made ahlulbayt the ark of Noah according to Sunni and Shia hadiths. If we get on top of the ark, we will be saved. If we leave ahlulbayt then we will drown in an ocean of deviance, opinions, innovations, etc.

[@madamhanim8215]

رايع

[@user-zi2oq6lb9e]

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[@snasiri]

Brothers and sisters, please lets try to understand Tawassul correctly as there are so many ways we can go wrong in that we have to be crystal clear and try our best to steer away from mistakes and innovations. In my humble opinion and understanding from both Shia and Sunni sources, if we do it (tawassul) in this manner it is correct and no problem with it: O Allah, I beg of you and beseech you by the truth of your love for prophet Mohammad (and his ahlul bayt) to forgive me and.... Now the problems start and innovation come in when the sentence becomes this way: O Mohammad (O Ali, etc.), I beg of you and beseech you to ask Allah on my behalf to.... The problem with the second sentence is that NONE except Allah is the All Hearer of our prayers. In the first sentence we invoke Allah first and then try to appeal to Him through His most beloved creation Prophet Mohammad and so on down the line. So lets be crystal clear to remove all doubts and misconceptions, remember the Salavaat: O Allah, send blessings and salutation upon Mohammad and His Progeny Pay attention to who is invoked first, and indeed it is Allah, because it makes a huge difference and Allah Himself has in multiple places in the Quran has commanded us to not invoke anyone besides Allah as in Quran (40:14, 72:18, 46:5-6 26:213, 10:106-107) and also in all supplications from the Quran Allah (Rabbana) is mentioned first. Also in this video in minute 6 second 48 pay attention to the dua of prophet Adam who is invoked first. When Allah is invoked first He has power over all things and can do what He wills including informing His prophet from whatever He wills of news of His creation, etc. but the other way around is not the case and Allah knows best.

[@Mohdzn]

Exactly brother. You made it crystal clear for me may allah bless you brother. One more thing, in that case no one can ever say ya ali or ya Mohammad or etc ?

[@snasiri]

@@SurvivorShukur Sending Salam to Nabi (prophet) is a special case where there are narrations that mentions there is a special angel that will deliver all Salams sent to the prophet to him every day and Allah knows best as to their authenticity, however this does not apply to any other person and is unique to our prophet.

[@snasiri]

@@SurvivorShukur brother you just mixed up a number of things which is a clear sign of confusion on your part, you need to do more study and investigation on all of these cases and EnShaAllah find clarity. We have to make a distinction between when a prophet is physically living amongst the people when they ask of him something in person and then he raises his hands and prays to Allah and after the prophet has died and put into the grave. Besides, look into the Quran 40:14, 72:18, 46:5-6, 26:213, 10:106-107 to understand more clearly and Allah knows best.

[@snasiri]

@@SurvivorShukur Yes Indeed they may be alive in some form with Allah (not physically because their bodies are in the grave until the day of resurrection) however we have other verses of the Quran where Allah mentions that we cannot make the dead hear (Quran 27:80), also people regardless of if they are dead or alive cannot all of a sudden become "all hearing" and that is an attribute only for Allah and we only have a few hadith from our prophet saying again an Angel will bring him the Salams of people and that's it, Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him and his progeny) as far as I know never asked people to make himself an intermediary between a believer and Allah in worship, prayers, in dua or supplication and Allah knows best. The safer and most agreed upon method by all schools of Islamic thought is to invoke Allah first and then if you want to use the prophet, his family, the righteous people and others after that as a form of concession then there is no problem or confusion.

[@snasiri]

@@SurvivorShukur you have slandered me by making a claim that I somehow consider the status of Alhlul bayt low? I never made such claims and both love and respect the family of the prophet and if you are a God fearing person you need to repent to Allah and apologize for making this claim otherwise you will owe me a great deal on the day of resurrection for publicly slandering me in this manner. I also never claimed shirk upon anyone who engages in questionable practices in religion without a clear proof and I also don’t think it correct to exaggerate the position of Ahlulbayt above and beyond their rightful place or above and beyond the prophet of Allah Jesus (peace be upon him). Neither the Shaytan, nor our beloved prophet (peace be upon him and his family) nor Nabi Isa, or any other human being or jinn alive or dead has the attribute of being all hearing, this is exclusively for Allah and Allah knows best who amongst his creation is more truthful and on the right path, Salamon Alaykom

[@zoherjumma4418]

2) identification of hadeeth that are sahih is not so easy and simple but reliance on Quran is on issues specially that are grey

[@zoherjumma4418]

Dear brother and sister, with limited knowledge and what i hear i have few more questions based on this lecture : 1) if verses say to ask Allah directly, seek means of approach and follow the example of Prophet (learnt from Ahlul Bayt as examples/ companion route) how can we say seek means of approach is tawassul of prophet or holy imams in this world while they were known to pray and cry to Allah refer to khudbah of Hazral Ali

[@humairahmuhammadisah7433]

Pls brothers and sisters I have a question, my husband practice Shia and I saw them making tawwasul with the Quran on their head all in the name of making tawwasul, pls enlighten me about it

[@iMan-610]

This is wrong.

[@drflgd7160]

[4:48] Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives anything less than that to whomever He wills. Whoever associates anything with Allah has devised a monstrous sin. [4:116] Allah will not forgive that partners be associated with Him; but will forgive anything less than that, to whomever He wills. Anyone who ascribes partners to Allah has strayed into far error. [6:88] Such is Allah's guidance. He guides with it whomever He wills of His servants. Had they associated, their deeds would have gone in vain.

[@seektruth581]

Is it not forbidden to contact the dead? Where does Allah allow us to pray to anyone other than him?

[@NoorIslamicEducation]

It is not forbidden. There is no proof for this claim.

[@seektruth581]

@@NoorIslamicEducation It seems sketchy. Can you send some links on why it’s okay?

[@iMan-610]

​@@NoorIslamicEducationit is forbiden because they cant bring us benefit or harm. And Allah says "Do not call, instead of Allah, what can neither benefit nor harm you-for if you do, then you will certainly be one of the wrongdoers"- Quran 10:106

[@zoherjumma4418]

3) in matters of Adam and Jesus pbuh the verses are clear and comes from God as to their positions and what favors and miracle they had. If God asked the angels to bow to Adam does it mean we should interpret it in todays tine to bow to Adam

[@zayn6725]

Omg this guy is so lost. Thank God I left Shiism.

[@faiyazkassamym]

What’s wrong with what he said

[@ibrahimsulaiman9047]

​@@thepr1ntgnome430 Where is your evidence that people are "leaving the madhab" in significant number?

[@cryptowizard9578]

May Allah give this man Hidayat. All can ask to Allah directly and you know this is the beauty of Islam. I am respectfully disagree with him. How can we make a dead person an intermediary? That's baffling to me.

[@farahrammal8169]

Bc they are martyrs and the quran says the martyrs are alive in jannah . The imams are close to Allah as he said in the video

[@syedakomalalijafri7386]

So you think Prophet Muhammad (S.A.W.W) is dead nauzubillah astagfirullah Than why do you say Salam in namaz to Rasool Allah (S.A.W.W) ? If according to you Prophet (S.A.W.W) is dead Nauzubillah Astagfirullah? In islam it is mandatory to reply to Salam not to say it first but answering the SALAM IS MANDATORY SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY ABOUT THIS

[@publicspeakingtips1508]

I'm a Shia. But I believe in asking directly from Allah. The Prophets and Imams were our guides . They were sent to us to show ya and guide us on the right path. They spoke only what Allah asked them to We have to fashion our lives on the lines of lives of Prophet and Imams The life in this world is like a moment as Holy Prophet would say like a traveller resting under agree for a while and restarting his journey. Our focus should be on the Hereafter life. In this temporal life we every day have some problem or the other. If this is from Allah, prewritten or pre ordained then it's better we accept it as wish of God and have patience There is no point generally is hitting worried and praying for worldly things which all of Our Prophets and Imams denounced. Secondly we as Shias should follow in the footsteps if our Imams. Our Imams prayed to Allah and asked only from Him. And many Shias are not asking from Imams. They are physically not present in front of us. What they or Prophets did when they were physically present in front of people is different from what the Shohdas can or cannot do when they are physically not present The Quran says about Shohda , " Don't call them dead....But you'll not understand. " If Quran say you'll not understand, and you say you understand about Shohda and ask from them, you are negating Quranic Ayats. And most of the time you are asking from Imams ( not in front of you ) , you are asking from their graves, you are asking from bricks, mortars, granites of their graves, you are asking from Alams, you are asking from the cloth if the Alams Isn't this Shirk. For me the question of Wasila doesn't arise at all because I've stopped asking Worldly favour from Allah or anyone. I ask only for Akhira.

[@IcekrimBeats]

Hi my brother! I hope everything is well on your end. You said some pretty interesting points in your comment and I'd even like to Thank You for commenting and sharing knowledge. This being said, I'd say that there is nothing wrong in asking well for this Dunya + Akhirah, just like the following dua in the Quran: ¨Rabbana atina fid dunya hasanatan wa fil Aakhirati hasanatan waqina ‘adhaban-nar¨ (2:201). I personnally think that if Allah put it in the Quran, it is because he also wants us to use it (since Quran is also the infallible Source of Islam & Knowledge). We should also direct our duas ONLY to ALLAH. Muhammad s.w.s. was only a Messenger, just like it's said in Surah Ali 'Imran: ¨Muhammad is no more than (only) a Messenger, and Messengers have passed away before him¨ (3:144). The Quran says that Muhammad s.w.s. was ONLY a MESSENGER. Yes Ahlul Bayt has been purified just like it's said on Surah Al-Ahzab: ¨Allah only wishes to remove uncleanness from you, O members of the (Prophet's) household, and to purify you completely¨ (33:33). But I don't think we should put Imams in such a high pedestal just like Shia's foundation on Imamat. The Quran emphasize on Muhammad s.w.s. being ONLY a Messenger so let's follow him and not indulge in any sort of innovation which would progressively indulge in Shirk (Shia's tawassul is quite questionable, regardless of one's intention). Just like it's written in Surah Ali 'Imran: ¨If you really love Allah, then follow me, and Allah shall love you and forgive you your sins. Allah is Most-Forgiving, Very-Merciful.” (3:31). ¨Follow me¨ --> ¨not worship me¨ or ¨ask through me¨. The Prophet s.w.s. did not use any intermediary for his supplications. Following him would therefore mean that we should lead our supplications ONLY to ALLAH Almighty. ¨Sunnah¨ for sure has it's wrongs due to the fact of Bukhari being bogus (which is their most reliable source). There are some wrongs everywhere (EXCEPT IN TRUE ISLAM, TRUE HAQQ FROM ALLAH) and that's why the road of Haqq is narrow. As Muslims, we should remain steadfast and not be blinded by any kind of Ego, we MUST be self-aware about our own selves and also always ask for guidance from our Maker, since ilm ONLY comes from Allah. Islam means ¨Submission to God¨. 1. Let's not forget that Shaitan is smart & that he'll do everything to trick us into Shirk (short term AND/OR long term). 2. Let's not let Shaitan laugh at us for worshipping/asking anything OTHER THAN ALLAH. I am neither a Sunni or a Shi'i, I identify as a MUSLIM and I still say Allahuma Salli' 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala Ali Muhammad. May Allah bless and guide us all!

[@mesmariland]

سلام علیکم ایه شریفه وابتغوا الیه الوسیله Is explained in the nahjul balagha speech number 70 by our beloved imam Ali (as) Imam says wasila is believing in Allah swt and doing righteous deeds. I think if we pray like the following there is no doubt in it. یا الله به مقام محمد و ال محمد Give me such and such. Shirk is unforgivable ‎إِنَّ اللَّهَ لا يَغْفِرُ أَنْ يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَ يَغْفِرُ ما دُونَ ذلِكَ لِمَنْ يَشاءُ وَ مَنْ يُشْرِكْ بِاللَّهِ فَقَدِ افْتَرى‏ إِثْماً عَظِيماً ‎نسا ۴۸ Verily Allah does not forgive that anything should be associated with Him, and forgives what is besides that to whom He Pleases; and whoever associates (anything) with Allah, has indeed devised a great sin. DON’T RISK IT. We wouldn’t have a second chance in the day of Resurrection. اللهم صل علی محمد و ال محمد

[@caseyjeter9957]

Jesus is my savior

[@rahmat7792]

How is Jesus your saviour? Can you explain please?

[@amanraza4642]

Wahabis finding something to say it's haram 😂

[@drflgd7160]

AL-WAHHAB, one of Allah's name. Congratulation for being a himar.

[@mohammadabdullateef2190]

This speaker doesn't grow beard. First of all i ask this speaker to grow beard.

[@tarafb8315]

The only wajib part is that the beard should be visible 40 ft away according to some scholars. Other scholars say that a size 3 beard is enough, which this sheikh seems to have. We should all look in ourselves first and fix our faults rather than pointing fingers at others. He is an extremely knowledgeable alim and we should respect our ulema

[@AdamTaghavi1]

It’s people like who that make me laugh...instead of looking at the person look at the message. You’d be willing to cancel everything he says due to a lack of length for his beard?😂 your mindset is sad.

[@tarafb8315]

@Thorin Oakenshield I meant to say it should *** be visible 40 ft away. I learnt that from the Sheikh at my mosque. Otherwise, ayatullah sistani says: The minimum requirement of beard should be as much as the custom norm (Urf) state that "this person has a beard", even if is for example trimmed to a beard size 3.

[@celinaismat279]

Mohmammad Abdul lateef, the Taliban have so long beards now can you tell me if they are a good Muslims or human being??? Can you show me where in the Quran said about having beard or long is good Muslim ?

[@ZakeraSabiraHuseinOfficial]

Osama had a long beard..it couldnt get any longer yet what happened? is yourfaith or deeds only measured by tge lengt of your beard..i wonder what happens to verses of the Quran!!!

[@MeMe-eb8pe]

Why is Islah causing doubts? What is their motives?

[@jawadasgharrizvi1050]

@@thepr1ntgnome430 They are also trying to instill the 'LOVE' of Shaykhayn into the hearts of the shia!!!

[@jawadasgharrizvi1050]

@@thepr1ntgnome430 Totally agreed...I totally consider it haram for myself...I rather make dua as Ahlul Bayt have instructed...starting with hamd and sending salutation upon prophet saww and the holy imam and then asking for my need. Al-Islah is a mixed bag...and the day I saw that video about Shaykhayn that was a deal breaker for me...the way they tried to use such flimsy evidence if at all that could he called as evidence, to save those wretcheds.

[@jawadasgharrizvi1050]

@@thepr1ntgnome430 For the incident of the door I am more towards not believing in it...but there are certain hadith and riwayat which stop me from blatantly rejecting it...for eg. The letter in reply to muawiya in which the wordings are such as..."And as for you mentioned that I was tied in ropes and dragged like a camel"...another in the sermon in nahjul balagha beside the grave of Bibi Fatima s.a Imam a.s says addressing RasoolAllah saww "When your daughter sees you she shall inform you how the whole ummah got unified in oppressing her". And one more interesting this about this is that...Shias do unanimously believe that yes a threat was issued by Omar...this has a sahih chain in musannaf ibn abi shayba as well and I have heard sunni ulema admitting this hadith as well. The interesting this is that in all these riyawaats which deals with the issuance of the threat and the altercation at the door of bibi fatima s.a...it is Bibi Fatima s.a at the door and omar is directly issuing a threat to her, it is not Imam Ali a.s at the door!!

[@AnwarHossain-ej4md]

​@@jawadasgharrizvi1050are you shia??

[@AnwarHossain-ej4md]

​@@jawadasgharrizvi1050Are you a shia?