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“Our Lord! Verily, we have heard the call of one (Muhammad
) calling to Faith; ‘Believe in your Lord,’ and we have
believed. Our Lord! Forgive us our sins and remit from us our
evil deeds, and make us die in the state of righteousness along
with Al-Abraar (those who are obedient to Allah and strictly
follow His orders).” 325
This form of Tawassul is also mentioned in a number of Ahaadeeth
of Allah’s Messenger . From amongst them is the famous story
of the companions of the cave. The Messenger of Allah
mentioned the story of three men who spent a night in a cave. A
boulder rolled down from the mountain and blocked the entrance
of the cave. So, they supplicated to Allah by means of their
righteous actions. One of them mentioned his obedience towards
his elderly parents, the other mentioned an incident when he
refrained from zina (adultery) despite having the means to do so,
and the third mentioned an incident in which he was truthful and
honest in a monetary matter. Allah, the Exalted, upon hearing
their supplication moved the rock from the entrance of the
cave. 326
(3) Tawassul by means of a Supplication made by a
Righteous Person
This third type of Tawassul is to ask any righteous living person to
make Du’aa (supplication) for oneself.
Anas reported saying: “The people were afflicted with drought
in the time of the Prophet , so whilst the Prophet was giving
the Khutbah (sermon) on the day of Jumuah, a Bedouin stood and
said: “O Messenger of Allah ! The livestock are dying and the
children are hungry, so supplicate to Allah for us.” So he raised
his hands and supplicated and we could not see any trace of
clouds. By Him, in Whose Hands is my soul, as soon as he had
lowered his hands, clouds like mountains had gathered, and he
325 Soorah al-Imraan (3): 193 and others in the Qur’aan like: Soorah
aali-Imraan (3): 6, Soorah al-Muminoon (23): 109, etc.
326 Saheeh al-Bukharee vol.3, no.472.
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