Category Archives: Tawassul

A Defence of The Hadith: My Life is Good for You…and My Death is Good for You, for your actions will be presented to me…

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Abu Layth

Compiled by Abul Layth It is reported that the Prophet Muhammad (‘alayhis salam) said: حَيَاتي خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ تُحْدِثُونَ وَيُحْدَثُ لَكُمْ ، فَإِذَا كَانَتْ وَفَاتي خَيْراً لَكُمْ ، تُعْرَضُ عَلَيَّ أَعْمَالُكُمْ ، فَإِنْ رَأَيْتُ خَيْراً حَمِدْتُ اللَّهَ ، وَإِنْ رَأَيْتُ شَرًّا … Continue reading →

Posted in Heteredoxy, Rijal - Narrators, Sunnah & Hadith, Tawassul | 9 Comments

A Response Regarding the Tawassul of Umar With Al-'Abbas

Posted on October 23, 2007 by Abu Layth

 The opponents of Tawassul with the Nabi , i.e. the Wahhabis/Taymiyyites, consistently rely upon the famous narration of Imam Umar ibn Al Khattab (radhiya Allahu ‘Anhu) using Al-’Abbas (radhiya Allahu Anhu) as an intermediary. The following is the reply of … Continue reading →

Posted in Tawassul | 2 Comments

The Tawassul Challenge

Posted on October 14, 2007 by Abu Layth

  By Ibn Saad This is an open Challenge to those who are opposed to Tawassul. Please look at the quotes below and answer all of the following questions in the comment section: 1) Are the statements below correctly ascribed … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiqh (Jurisprudence), Tawassul | 91 Comments

The Narration of Al-'Utbi

Posted on September 25, 2007 by Abu Layth

by Abul Layth   Who is Al-’Utbi?  He is Muhammad ibn Ubaydullah ibn ‘Amru ibn Mu’awiyah ibn ‘Amru ibn Utbah ibn Abi Sufyan Sakhr ibn Harb. He was from the most eloquent of men, a companion of narrations, and a narrator of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiqh (Jurisprudence), Tawassul | 14 Comments

A Hadith of Tawassul Analyzed Grammatically

Posted on September 21, 2007 by admin

 by Ibn Ahmad The amount of literature detailing the permissibility of tawassul is exhaustive.  My purpose is not to expound on such in this brief research paper.  For all those interested in the permissibility of this matter, there is literature … Continue reading →

Posted in Tawassul | 17 Comments

The Narration of 'Uthman ibn Hunayf

Posted on August 26, 2007 by Abu Layth

One of the narrations Ahlus Sunnah, of old and or recent, use as support for tawassul with the person of the Nabi is the narration of ‘Uthman ibn Hunayf. Al-Albaani in his treatise on tawassul, promoted by the najdi-wahhabis, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Shafi'i Fiqh, Tawassul | 17 Comments

Is it permitted to seek Tawassul by the Right of the Nabi (Sallallahu 'Alayhi wa Sallam)?

Posted on December 29, 2006 by Abu Layth

Compiled by Abul Layth Is it permitted to seek Tawassul through the Haqq (right) of the Nabi (Sallallahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam)? A proof for this stance is what is reported authentically from the Nabi (Sallallahu ‘Alayhi wa Sallam) via the … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiqh (Jurisprudence), Tawassul | 7 Comments