Erasing the Accusation of Shirk
Erasing the Accusation of Shirk
Erasing the Accusation of Shirk
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supplication using <strong>the</strong>ir good deeds as intermediaries. It was precisely<br />
because <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> persons good deeds that made <strong>the</strong>m pious. For example, if<br />
one was to make supplication that ‘Ya Allah I am supplicating to you, using<br />
Rasulullah (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as an intermediary’<br />
by this he means that ‘I am making supplication, using <strong>the</strong> Prophet hood you<br />
granted Rasulullah ( may Allah bless him and grant him peace) as an<br />
intermediary.’ Ano<strong>the</strong>r example is that one may say that ‘Ya Allah I am<br />
supplicating to You, using Sayyidina Umar ( may Allah be pleased with<br />
him) as an intermediary due to his companionship and martyrdom’ usually<br />
though one shortens <strong>the</strong> supplications by not mentioning <strong>the</strong> companionship<br />
or martyrdom and only mentions Sayyidina Umar’s (may Allah be pleased<br />
with him) name. The reason for this is <strong>the</strong> person has <strong>the</strong> intention that Allah<br />
is aware <strong>of</strong> what his supplication really means so he does not need to explain<br />
it to such an extent.<br />
If one commits a good deed you cannot separate it from <strong>the</strong> person: <strong>the</strong> good<br />
deed will remain with that person, it is a part <strong>of</strong> that person. For example,<br />
one cannot say that when Allah Azawajal granted Rasulullah ( may Allah<br />
bless him and grant him peace) prophecy, <strong>the</strong>se two things split. It cannot be<br />
said that <strong>the</strong> Prophecy is something apart and distinct from Rasulallah (may<br />
Allah bless him and grant him peace) though one must say that ‘Rasulullah<br />
(may Allah bless him and grant him peace) is <strong>the</strong> Prophet <strong>of</strong> Allah’. The<br />
Prophet and <strong>the</strong> person are one and <strong>the</strong> same, in <strong>the</strong> same way one cannot<br />
say that a martyr, such as <strong>the</strong> great martyr Sayyidina Hamzah (may Allah<br />
be pleased with him) is separate from his martyrdom, his martyrdom is part<br />
<strong>of</strong> him. So if one was to mention Sayyidina Hamzah (may Allah be pleased<br />
with him) he is not only mentioning his name but also his companionship<br />
and great martyrdom.<br />
Whosoever uses <strong>the</strong> Prophets and pious as intermediaries is sure that Allah<br />
Azawajal loves <strong>the</strong>m and is pleased with <strong>the</strong>m. There is no doubt that Allah<br />
loves and is pleased with His beloved Prophet and we can also be sure that<br />
Allah is pleased with <strong>the</strong> good deeds <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> pious, which we use as<br />
intermediaries.<br />
005.054 O ye who believe! Whoso <strong>of</strong> you becometh a renegade from his<br />
religion, (know that in his stead) Allah will bring a people whom He loveth<br />
and who love Him, humble toward believers, stern toward disbelievers,<br />
striving in <strong>the</strong> way <strong>of</strong> Allah, and fearing not <strong>the</strong> blame <strong>of</strong> any blamer. Such is<br />
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