Asking the Dead for Du‘a

Question

Is it correct to go to the shrines of the righteous elders of the religion and make supplication in this way: “You are a righteous servant of Allah; pray to Allah Most High concerning such-and-such troubles of ours, that Allah Most High may fulfil our need” — is this method correct or not? (2) Likewise, is it correct to supplicate thus: “O Allah, fulfil such-and-such need of ours for the sake (by the blessing) of these righteous elders,” or not? The Dead Hearing the Footsteps of the Living (3)

Answer

(1) Supplicating in this way is not established [in the Shari‘a]; in it these elders are addressed [with the request] to make du‘a. What is established by the Shari‘a regarding dealings with the deceased is permitted; nothing should be added to it on one’s own part. (2) This way is correct. (3)

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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