Re: You alone we worship and from You alone we seek help (and may we always)
‘‘ask allah to give you a hand’’ ???
From the permissible point of view we can Ask help from Allah Most Merciful, or from Allah through a means, or through a means with the belief that our help will come through the permission of Allah
Collect your thoughts and bring your argument
We can ask from Creation, some of them will not be able to provide what we want. That does not mean it was Shirk to ask them
When you pray for guidance make sure you pray without telling Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala what your beliefs are. Allow Allah Subhanahu wa Ta’ala to guide to the Truth