al-Tawassul: Anwauhu wa Ahkamuhu - Nasir al-Din al-Albani - (33)

al-Tawassul: Anwauhu wa AhkamuhuNasir al-Din al-Albani

and by my faith in him that You relieve me of my distress. Another instance of this practice is for the supplicant to mention a noteworthy righteous deed—one that proves his fear of Allah Almighty, his piety toward Him, his preference for His good pleasure above all else, and his obedience to Him, exalted is He—then invoke that deed as a means when calling upon his Lord, in hope that such a prayer will be more readily accepted and granted.

This is an excellent and commendable form of tawassul that Allah, Most High, has legislated and approved. Its legitimacy is indicated by His words:

“Those who say, ‘Our Lord, indeed we have believed, so forgive us our sins and protect us from the punishment of the Fire.’” 1

“Our Lord, we have believed in what You have revealed and have followed the Messenger; so register us among the witnesses.” 2

“Our Lord, we have heard a caller calling to faith, ‘Believe in your Lord,’ and we have believed. Our Lord, forgive us our sins, expiate our misdeeds, and cause us to die among the righteous.” 3

“Indeed there was a group of My servants who would say, ‘Our Lord, we have believed, so forgive us and have mercy on us, for You are the best of those who show mercy.’” 4

and other similar noble and blessed verses.

The permissibility of this type of tawassul is further supported by the report of Buraidah ibn al-Husayb—may Allah be pleased with him—who said: “The Prophet ﷺ heard a man supplicating, ‘O Allah, I ask You because I bear witness that You are Allah; there is no deity except You, the One, the Self-Sufficient, who neither begets nor is begotten, and none is comparable to Him.’ He ﷺ then said, ‘He has asked Allah by His Greatest Name; when He is asked by it He gives, and when He is called upon by it He responds.’” 5

(1) Quran, Al Imran 3:16. (2) Quran, Al Imran 3:53. (3) Quran, Al Imran 3:193–194. (4) Quran, Al Muminun 23:109. (5) Reported by Ahmad, Musnad, 5:349–350; Abu Dawud, Sunan, no. 1493, and others. The chain of transmission is sound.

وإيماني به أن تفرج عني.. ومنه أن يذكر الداعي عملاً صالحاً ذا بالٍ، فيه خوفه من الله سبحانه، وتقواه إياه، وإيثاره رضاه على كل شيء، وطاعته له جل شأنه، ثم يتوسل به إلى ربه في دعائه، ليكون أرجى لقبوله وإجابته. وهذا توسل جيد وجميل قد شرعه الله تعالى وارتضاه، ويدل على مشروعيته قوله تعالى: ﴿الَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَقِنَا عَذَابَ النَّارِ﴾ ١ وقوله: ﴿رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا بِمَا أَنْزَلْتَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا الرَّسُولَ فَاكْتُبْنَا مَعَ الشَّاهِدِينَ﴾ ٢ وقوله: ﴿رَبَّنَا إِنَّنَا سَمِعْنَا مُنَادِياً يُنَادِي لِلْإِيمَانِ أَنْ آمِنُوا بِرَبِّكُمْ فَآمَنَّا رَبَّنَا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَكَفِّرْ عَنَّا سَيِّئَاتِنَا وَتَوَفَّنَا مَعَ الْأَبْرَارِ﴾ ٣ وقوله: ﴿إِنَّهُ كَانَ فَرِيقٌ مِنْ عِبَادِي يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا آمَنَّا فَاغْفِرْ لَنَا وَارْحَمْنَا وَأَنْتَ خَيْرُ الرَّاحِمِينَ﴾ ٤ وأمثال هذه الآيات الكريمات المباركات. وكذلك يدل على مشروعية هذا النوع من التوسل ما رواه بريدة بن الحٌصَيب ﵁ حيث قال: سمع النبي ﷺ رجلاً يقول: اللهم إني أسألك بأني أشهد أنك أنت الله الذي لا إله إلا أنت، الأحد الصمد، الذي لم يلد ولم يولد، ولم يكن له كفواً أحداً"، فقال: "قد سأل الله باسمه الأعظم، الذي إذا سئل به أعطى، وإذا دعي به أجاب" ٥.

١ سورة آل عمران: الآية ١٦. ٢ سورة آل عمران: الآية ٥٣. ٣ سورة آل عمران: ١٩٣ و ١٩٤. ٤ سورة المؤمنون: الآية ١٠٩. ٥ رواه أحمد "٥/٣٤٩ و ٣٥٠" وأبو داود "١٤٩٣" وغيرهما, وإسناده صحيح.