Tawaswswul through the Absent
بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ The Hanafi scholar, Imam Muhammad al-Hamid ( r.a. ) said, in Rudud ‘ala al-Bathil wa Rasa’il ash-Shaykh Muhammad al-Hamid , “As for calling upon the righteous,” referring to when they are physically absent, as in the words, “O Muhammad,” in the above hadits , “ tawaswswul to Allah Most High through them is permissible, the supplication being to Allah Most Glorious, and there is much evidence for its permissibility. Those who call on them intending tawaswswul cannot be blamed. As for someone who believes that those called upon can cause effects, benefit, or harm, which they create or cause to exist as Allah Does, such a person is an idolater who has left Islam - Allah be our refuge! This then, and a certain person has written an article that tawaswswul to Allah Most High through the righteous is unlawful, while the overwhelming majority of scholars hold it is permissible, and the evidence the writer uses to corroborate his vi...