To Seek Help in Other Than Allah (Istighatha)

Chapter 14:

To seek help in other than Allah (istighatha)

or to invoke other than Him is an act of shirk

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In this lesson/chapter we will learn, insha Allah:

r Allah commands us not to call on other than Him for assistance

r Things worshipped besides Allah have no power to help us

r On the Day of Judgment, those things worshipped besides Allah will deny those that worshipped them

Read

1. Read the following pages in the text: pp. xxxxx

2. If you do not have the text, please refer to the summary at the end of this lesson.

3. Additional suggested reading: Tafsir for the ayaat in this lesson. 10:106, 107; 29:17; 46:5, 6; 27:62

sRecall

“And invoke not besides ______any that will neither ______you nor ______you, but if you did so, you shall certainly be one of the______.

Surah______, Ayaah______)

“Verily those whom you worship beside Allah have no ______, so seek your provision from ______alone. Surah______, Ayaah______)

“And who is more ______than one who ______besides Allah, such as will not ______him till the Day of ______.” Surah______, Ayaah______)

Summary

A command not to invoke other than Allah

And invoke not besides Allâh any such that will neither profit you nor harm you, but if (in case) you did so, you shall certainly be one of the Zâlimûn." And if Allâh touches you with harm, there is none who can remove it but He; and if He intends any good for you, there is none who can repel His Favor which He causes it to reach whomsoever of His slaves He wills. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, the Most Merciful. 10:106-107

During the days of the Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam) there was a hypocrite who used to harm the believers, some of them (the believers) said, “Come (support) with us while we appeal to Allah’s Messenger for assistance against this hypocrite. The Prophet (salla Allahu alayhi wa sallam) replied, “Verily no one should seek to me for assistance. Indeed, it is Allah who is to be sought for assistance and help.”

Idols/things worshipped beside Allah have no power to help

"You worship besides Allâh only idols, and you only invent falsehood. Verily, those whom you worship besides Allâh have no power to give you provision, so seek your provision from Allâh (Alone), and worship Him (Alone), and be grateful to Him. To Him (Alone) you will be brought back.29:17

Is not He (better than your gods) Who responds to the distressed one, when he calls on Him, and Who removes the evil, and makes you inheritors of the earth, generations after generations? Is there any ilâh (god) with Allâh? Little is that you remember! 27:62

Those worshipped will deny those who worshipped them on the Day of Judgment

And who is more astray than one who calls on (invokes) besides Allâh, such as will not answer him till the Day of Resurrection, and who are (even) unaware of their calls (invocations) to them? And when mankind are gathered (on the Day of Resurrection), they (false deities) will become their enemies and will deny their worshipping. 46:5,6

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