Beneficial Knowledge

Praise be to Allaah. What is meant by tawassul and waseelah is four things: the kind of tawassul without which faith cannot be complete, which is seeking to reach Allaah (tawassul) by believing in Him and His Messengers, and obeying Him and His Messenger, This is what is meant in the aayah (interpretation of the meaning): “O you who believe! Do your duty to Allaah and fear Him. Seek the means of approach to Him…” [al-Maa’idah 5:35] This includes seeking to approach Allaah through His Names and Attributes, or by doing acts of obedience and worship by which one seeks to approach Allaah, and so on. Seeking to approach Allaah by asking His Messenger (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) to make du’a’ for one during his lifetime, and the believers asking one another to make du’aa’ for one another. This follows on from the first type and is encouraged. Seeking to approach Allaah by virtue of the status and virtues of some created being, such as saying, “O Allaah, I ask You by