na'at and crossing the line

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Re: na’at and crossing the line

@Monk

Sending peace and blessing is allowed. I think (not sure) in quran it says some thing about sending blessing to ibrahim(as)

We got things mixed here. We can ask on the day of judgment. Because inshallah we would see rasoolallah(saw) there.
But asking him to make things happen like right now for us ?

1-I did not want to go as far as calling it shrik.
2-See Christian do not worship mary(as), but they pray to her.
3-In quran, God will ask jesus(as) , “that did you ask people to take you and your mother as God?”
(in my words)
4-So that sort of gives me idea that praying to some one other then allah(swt) is wrong.

Peace brother Monk

Please don’t change the question - you asked if we could address RasoolAllah (SAW) directly. I said yes and provided evidence. You then say it is allowed to send peace and blessings, but peace and blessings can also be sent without addressing RasoolAllah (SAW). Like this:

AllahummaSalle’AlaSayyidina Muhammad (SAW).

This sentence in Arabic is directly addressing Allah (SWT) and requesting Him to send RasoolAllah (SAW) ones praises. However, the previous one is addressing RasoolAllah (SAW) directly. Please understand this point before we move on.

Your next issue with my response is about asking from RasoolAllah (SAW) on the hereafter because we would be able to see him. This is just not right. Being able to see someone in order to ask from them is not the criteria of avoiding shirk in any textbook of 'aqeedah. Rather asking someone for giving you something that only Allah (SWT) can give you is shirk. If Christians pray to Mary (AS) then they are certainly worshiping her. No Christian I know admits to praying to Mary (AS), but there were people in the past and some sects that do seek the type of blessings from Mary (AS) that should be asked from Allah (SWT) which is clear shirk.

By the way - Prayer means Salah and Salah comes from the same word that means hip bone or bending/bowing. By intent it is the offering of worship to an entity the worshiper considers to be Deity or like Deity.

We are not forbidden from asking humans for help - so clearly if we ask them to help us while they are alive or dead or alive but in a different way is irrespective and does not bear on shirk - the only valid point here is that it might be innovative but there are arguments against that too.