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Muzanî (radiy-Allâhu ’anh). Here, the point is not the dream butthe Sahâbî’s praying through Rasûlullah (’alaihi ’s-salâm) in hisdream. As it is seen, Rasûlullah (’alaihi ’s-salâm) can be askedalso after his death, as it was done when he was alive, to prayso that one’s wishes might come true. In addition to the fact thatwishes have come true through his praying and intercession,there is the fact that others’ prayers sent through him before hewas born, when he was alive or after his death have beenaccepted. On the Rising Day, he will intercede with Allâhu ta’âlâfor his umma, and his intercession will be accepted. This facthas been reported as ijmâ’ by Islamic scholars. Hadrat’Abdullah ibn ’Abbâs (radiy-Allâhu ’anhumâ) reported the hadîthsaying that Allâhu ta’âlâ declared to ’Îsâ (’alaihi ’s-salâm), ‘O’Îsâ! Believe in Muhammad (’alaihi ’s-salâm)! Andcommand your umma that those of your umma who willlive in his time should believe in him! Had it not been forMuhammad (’alaihi ’s-salâm), I would not have createdProphet Âdam (’alaihi ’s-salâm). Had it not been forMuhammad (’alaihi ’s-salâm), I would not have createdParadise and Hell. I created the ’Arsh on the water. Itmoved. When I wrote, “Lâ ilâha ill Allâh,” on it, it stopped.’This hadîth was reported with sahîh references by Hâkim.Would not a prayer be accepted, which is asked for the sake ofsuch a prophet, who has such a high status and infinite honour,and who attained Allâhu ta’âlâ’s blessings? Would not a prayersent by asking for his intercession be accepted?” [1] The prayerswhich Nûh, ’Ibrahîm and other prophets had asked for the sakeof Muhammad (’alaihimu ’s-salâm) are written in tafsîr books.Imâm as-Subkî, as quoted in Shawâhid al-haqq, said,“There are two forms of tawassul of Rasûlullah (’alaihi ’ssalâm);the first one is to ask from Allâhu ta’âlâ for the sake ofhis high status and baraka. One of the terms ‘tawassul’,‘istighâtha’ and ‘tashaffu’ ’ is used when praying so. All ofthem mean the same. He who prays by expressing one of theseterms asks from Allâhu ta’âlâ by putting Rasûlullah (’alaihi ’ssalâm)as an intermediary. He asks from, prays to, Allâhu ta’âlâthrough him. Even in worldly affairs, He immediately gives thething which is asked from Him by putting someone whom He[1] This passage is translated from Ibn Hajar al-Makkî’s Jawhar almunzam.It is also quoted in Shawâhid al-haqq.- 144 -