Seadet-i Ebediyye - Endless Bliss Second Fascicle

To cling to the causes, to expect and to ask from the causes means
to expect and to ask from Him. And to ask for shafâ’at from the
Prophet ‘sall-Allâhu ’alaihi wa sallam’ is like asking for medicine
from a doctor and expecting rain from the clouds. To cling to such
causes is not to attribute partners to Allâhu ta’âlâ; but it is to
follow His ’âdat and obey Him. He declares: “He who wants to
obey Me should obey My Messenger!”
The Mu’tazila group denied the fact that there will be shafâ’at.
The couplet which states: “The good will intercede for those with
sins as big as mountains,” in the qasîda of Amâlî [1] states that there
will be shafâ’at. A commentary to this qasîda, with the title
Nuhbat-ul-laâlî, [2] has been published by Hakîkat Kitâbevi.
Also, to make a vow to a Walî by observing its conditions
means to entreat Allâhu ta’âlâ by making use of a blessed person
as an intermediary, since one considers oneself so sinful that one
does not have the face to pray. For example, as it has been
experienced many times, the wish is accepted when stated as,
“Let it be my vow that if my sick (relative etc.) becomes well, or
if my such and such job is accomplished, I will read Yâsin Sûra
three times, or I will sacrifice a sheep for Allâhu ta’âlâ’s sake, its
thawâb being for Hadrat Sayyidat Nafîsa.” [3]
Here, the sûra of
Yâsin is read three times, or the sheep is sacrificed, for Allâhu
ta’âlâ’s grace, its thawâb is donated to Hadrat Sayyidat Nafîsa,
through whose intercession Allâhu ta’âlâ heals the sick person or
removes the nuisance or repels the catastrophe. It is harâm to
sacrifice the sheep near a grave. It should not be slaughtered near
a grave; it should not resemble the idolaters’ slaughtering it near
an idol. According to a hadîth-i-sherîf which Ibni ’Âbidîn quotes
while explaining how to perform the supererogatory namâz as a
votive offering, an act of worship which has been vowed for the
fulfilment of a wish does not create the wish. The worship is not
done for the creation the wish. Allâhu ta’âlâ, having pity on
account of the worship or on account of a favour done to a
beloved slave of His, accepts the wish and bestows the thing
wished.
[1] Written by ’Alî ’Ûshî ‘rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ ’alaih’ (d. 575 [1180 A.D.]).
[2] Written by Sayyid Ahmad ’Âsim ‘rahmatullâhi ta’âlâ ’alaih’ (d. 1235
[1820 A.D.], Istanbul).
[3] She was the daughter of Hasan bin Zayd bin Hadrat Hasan ‘radiy-
Allâhu ’anh’.
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