A Muslim Convert Once Before

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ   Imam Muhammad ibn ‘Ali ash-Shawkani ( r.a. ) commented extensively regarding those who forbid tawaswswul to Allah ( s.w.t. ) through the prophets and the saints, and cite, to support their position, the following verses:   سُوۡرَةُ الزُّمَر ... مَا نَعۡبُدُهُمۡ إِلَّا لِيُقَرِّبُونَآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ زُلۡفَىٰٓ ... (٣)   … “We only serve them in order that they may bring us nearer to Allah …” (Surah az-Zumar:3)   سُوۡرَةُ الشُّعَرَاء فَلَا تَدۡعُ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَـٰهًا ءَاخَرَ فَتَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلۡمُعَذَّبِينَ (٢١٣)   So, call not on any other god with Allah, or you will be among those under the Penalty. (Surah ash-Shu’ara:213)   سُوۡرَةُ بنیٓ اسرآئیل / الإسرَاء قُلِ ٱدۡعُواْ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمۡتُم مِّن دُونِهِۦ فَلَا يَمۡلِكُونَ كَشۡفَ ٱلضُّرِّ عَنكُمۡ وَلَا تَحۡوِيلاً (٥٦) أُوْلَـٰٓٮِٕكَ ٱلَّذِينَ يَدۡعُونَ يَبۡتَغُونَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِمُ ٱلۡوَسِيلَةَ أَيُّہُمۡ أَقۡرَبُ وَيَرۡجُونَ رَحۡمَتَهُ ۥ وَ...

بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ There is a direct and explicit order of the Prophet ( s.a.w. ), recorded in Sunan ibn Majah , to make tawaswswul upon the Prophet ( s.a.w. ).  It was narrated from Sayyidina ‘Utsman ibn Hunayf ( r.a. ) that a blind man came to the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) and said, “Pray to Allah to Heal me.”   The Prophet ( s.a.w. ) replied, “If you wish to store your Reward for the Hereafter, that is better, or if you wish, I will supplicate for you.”   He said, “Supplicate.”  So, the Prophet ( s.a.w. ) told him to perform ablution and do it well, to pray two raka’at and to say this supplication: “ Allahumma innii as’aluka wa atawajjahu ilayka bi nabiyyika Muhammad, nabiyyi rahmati.  Ya Muhammad inni atawajjahu bika ilaa rabbii fii haajati hadzihi li tuqdhaa lii Allahumma fashaffi’hu fiyya ,” meaning, “O Allah, I ask of You and I turn my face towards You by virtue of the intercession of Muhammad, the Prophet of Mercy.  O Muhammad, I ...