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(d) Asking for Rain
During the lifetime of Allah’s Messenger , the people would
approach the Messenger of Allah and ask him to supplicate to
Allah for rain. However, after the death of Allah’s Messenger ,
the Sahabah did not approach the grave of Allah’s Messenger
to ask him for supplication. Narrated Anas Ibn Malik from
Umar Ibn al-Khattab that when the people suffered from
drought he used to ask al-Abbas Ibn al-Mutallib to pray for rain
for them. He (Umar Ibn al-Khattab) would say: “O Allah, We
used to request our Prophet to supplicate to You for rain and
You would bless us with it. Now, we ask the uncle of our Prophet
to supplicate to You, so grant us rain.” 262 If the Messenger of
Allah could be approached, the Sahabah would have never
substitute him for his uncle.
Conclusion …
The Sahabah did not perform any actions that could suggest
that Allah’s Messenger lives is his grave with a life similar to
his 63 year old life on this earth. Nor did they try to benefit from
him after his death. Their actions are proofs that in the Barzakh,
Allah’s Messenger can neither be contacted nor beseeched for
any assistance. These actions were the collective actions of the
Sahabah about which the Messenger of Allah said: “Indeed,
Allah will never unite this Ummah upon misguidance and the
Hand of Allah is upon the Jamaah (the collective body of the
Muslims).” 263
262 Saheeh al-Bukharee (Eng. Trans.) vol.2, p.66, no.123 and vol.5,
p.48, no.59. Also by Ibn Sa’d in at-Tabaqaat (4/28-29).
263 Reported by at-Tirmidhi from the Hadeeth of Ibn Umar (no.2269)
(Book of Fitan).
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