Tawassul

(You Alone we seek help from) must be understood according to other verses of Quran and authentic Hadeeths. It does not mean that we should never seek help from doctors to treat us or our children or family members, and we should never seek help from engineers to build our houses. Prophet Suleman (AS) did ask help from people when he wanted to get the throne of Bilqees. He said: O chiefs, who is from you can get me her throne before they surrender to me? Sura An-Naml, verse 38.

Allah Says in Quran : And seek help from patience and Salah ( Sura al-Baqarah, verse 45)

We don't believe in anyone who can help us without Allah's permission. This is the meaning of ( You Alone we seek help from)because He is the Origin of any help which we can get.

We we seek help from Allah's most humble servants, we are in fact seeking help from Allah, because His humble servants can only help us by His permission and never with out Hiscpermission.

Wassalam.

The fact that everything is in the hands of Allah (SWT) is unchangeable and non negotiable whether you ask directly from Allah or request help from Allah's humble servants to get your work done. When you ask help from Allah's humble servants, you are not asking them to get your work done by them with out Allah. You are seeking their help because of their status with Allah. Wahabi claim based in their misunderstanding the real Tawheed, but Quranic Tawheed states that seeking help from Allah;s humble servants is just like seeking from Allah. We read in Sura Al-A'raaf , verse 134: And when the punishment fell on them they said: O Musa (Moses) : Invoke your Lord for us because of His Promise to you, If you remove the punishment from us, we will believe in you and let Israel's children go with you.

When they told Musa ( If you remove the punishment from us) he never object on them, because he knows that Allah and only Allah removes the punishment and they asked Prophet Musa to do that because of his status as a humble servant of Allah.

We are allowed to seek directly from Allah or seek from His humble servants whose supplication to Allah in our favor is more effective that our supplication,v knowing that everything is in the Hands of Allah.

Wassalam.

False allegations ere always put on the prophets and their followers by the enemies of the truth, but it did not harm but the liars. We are facing similar false allegations from our enemies. We never worship any one but Allah and our respecting the Proohers and the Infallible Imams can never mean worshiping them as we believe that all the proohers and the Infallible Imams are the best servants and worshipers of Allah.

Respecting and obeying the Prophet (SAWA) is obligatory on every Muslim as Allah Says in Quran (Tell them : If you really love Allah, then follow me) (Sura 3, Verse 31)

Qyran is teaching us to go to the Prophet to seek forgiveness (Sura Annisam verse 64).

Wassalam.( 

Yes. We have in Quran many verses to prove that:

‘First: In Sura Yusuf, verse 97. The sons of Prophet Ya'qoub said : O our father, pray for forgiveness for us from our sins. He replied them : I will pray pray for your forgiveness. If it was not right to ask someone to pray for your sins, the Prophet Ya'qoub should have told them not to ask, and he should have not accept their request to pray for their forgiveness.

Second: Allah (SWT) in Sura An-Nisa;, verse 64 is teaching us in Quran how to seek forgiveness. ( Had they when they wronged themselves (by sinning) come to you and prayed for forgiveness and the prophet prayed for their forgiveness, should have Allah accepting repentance and Merciful.

These are just two examples from Quran. We have many authentic Hadeeths from the Prophet (SAWA) in this regard.

Wassalam.

Seeking help from the most humble servants of Allah who do everything by permission from Allah, is seeking help from Allah. We seek help from the Prophet (SAWA) and Imam Ali (AS) because of their greatest status with Allah, which makes their Du'a for us accepted rather than our direct Du'a because of our sins. Saying Ya Rasolallah or Ya Ali Madad is based on the firm faith that they are the best servants of Allah and their intercession helps us by permission of Allah.

Never listen to Wahabi false propaganda which claims that it is Shirk or polythemy.. They do not understand the real meaning of Tawheed as it is in Quran and authentic Hadeeths.

Wassalam.

Allah (SWT) makes His best servants know whatever He Wants them to know. All Muslims salute the Prophet (SAWA) in every Prayer by saying ASSALAMU Alayka Ayyuha Nabiyyu Warahmatullah Wabarakatuh. Allah makes the Prophet hear and respond to every one of them. Same way, we salute Al-Khidher الخِضر whenever we remember him as it in the Hadeeth which means that Allah Conveys our salutation to him. Ahlul Bayt (AS) are the best servants of Allah after the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) and Allah Makes them know our Tawassul. Those who believe in the Absolute Ability of Allah according Quranic verses, understand this very easily.

'Wassalam.

We invoke Ameerul Mo’mineen Ali (AS) because he is the most humble servant of Allah (SWT) after the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA). We believe that his Du’a for us has greater weight in front of Allah (SWT). In Quran, sins of Proohet Ya’qoub (AS) requested the father to seek forgiveness from Allah for them and he accepted their request and promised to pray for their forgiveness (Sura Yousuf , verse 97).

The Du'a of Ameerul Mo;mineen (AS) for us is a great blessing.

Wassalam.

Quranic verses are clear that the Prophet (SAWA) helps the believers and he is very sympathetic on them, and he is the source of blessings on the believers.

'The Infallible Imams are the real successors of the Prophet (SAWA) and did and still do the same to help the believers. They are in fact the keys to open the gates of mercy for the believers and we have many authentic narrations stating that.

'Wassalam.

Yes. It is permissible to seek help from the Prophet (SAWA) or his holy Progeny (AS) being the best servants of Allah whose prayers are accepted by Allah. We believe that nothing can happen with out the will of Allah, and His most humble servants can help us in seeking from Allah fulfilling our wishes. Quran tells us how Prophet Sulain did seek help from a pious servant of Allah to get the throne of Bilqees from Yemen to Palestine in a moment. Sura Naml, verse 40.

'Wassalam.

It is always good to say "Ya Ali Madad" but it does not replace our greeting which is mentioned in Quran and used by our Infallible Imams (As) and taught to us by Ahlul Bayt (AS) which is Salam or Salamun Alaykum. Sura 7, Verse 54 and Sura Younis, verse 10, and Sura Al-Agzab;44 and Sura Taseen;58.

Wassalam.

Reciting the translation of the supplication is permissible. Reward depends on the state of our heart and the extend of sincerity and humbleness and reaction of the heart and mind with the supplication.

Wassalam.

The Prophet and Ahlul Bayt (SAWA) taught us that every thing is in the hands of Allah (SWT) and no Prophet or Imam can help anyone without the permission of Allah. When we call upon Ahlul Bayt (AS), we believe fully that their high status with Allah, makes their Waseela for us very useful. We never claim that any prophet or Imam can help us away or independently from Allah (SWT). Calling upon Ahlul Bayt directly means that we seek their Waseela with Allah (SWT).

Wassalam.