The Litany “Ya Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir Jilani”

Question

Is reciting the regular litany “Ya Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir Jilani, shay’an lillah” (“O Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir Jilani, [give] something for the sake of Allah”) permissible or not according to the beliefs of Ahl al-Sunna wa al-Jama‘a, and in particular the Hanafi beliefs? And what is the status in the Sacred Law of reciting the said litany while regarding Hazrat Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir Jilani as hadir wa nazir (present and watching)

Answer

Reciting the said litany and holding the belief that Hazrat Shaykh ‘Abd al-Qadir Jilani is everywhere hadir wa nazir, a knower of the unseen and so on, is in no way permissible in the Sacred Law; such a belief is haram, indeed shirk, because these attributes belong exclusively to the Lord Most High: [ar]وَعِندَهُۥ مَفَاتِحُ ٱلْغَيْبِ لَا يَعْلَمُهَآ إِلَّا هُوَ[/ar] “And with…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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