As the
Deobandi’s
Kitabul Janaiz
mentions, “The
Islamic meaning
of Waseelah does
not consist of
praying or
making Du’aa to
Rasoolullah or
any other
created being.
Islam teaches
that the only
Being to whom
prayers and
Du’aa have to be
directed is
Allah. Directing
one’s prayer and
Du’aa to any
being other than
Allah is Shirk
or polytheism,
and Shirk is the
worst of sins
committed
against Allah”
[1]
Though the
Deobandis
consider direct
invocation of
other than Allah
to be Shirk, the
Fazaail-e-Aamaal
has several
incidents in
‘Virtues of
Charity and
Hajj’ that
involve direct
invocation to
the Messenger of
Allah (sallallahu
alaihi wa-sallam).
Mentioned below
are some of
them:
1. In one story,
a man named Abu
Muhammad had to
repay 80 gold
coins that were
kept as a trust
with him. He
spent the money
and had no one
who could help
him repay back
the 80 gold
coins. So he ...
“…then went
to the grave of
Rasoolullah,
where he made
Du’aa for the
whole night,
sometimes at the
grave and
sometime at the
minbar (pulpit),
begging for a
way out of his
predicament.
In the latter
part of the
night, he heard
a voice coming
to him from the
darkness near
the grave
saying, ‘O Abu
Muhammad, take
this’. My father
stretched forth
his hand and a
bag was given to
him. In it was
80 gold coins!”[2]
2. In another
story, a
traveler said at
the grave of the
Messenger of
Allah (sallallahu
alaihi wa-sallam):
“I have come
from Egypt and
for five months
now, I have been
in your
presence. I
beg of Allah and
of you that one
such person
should take
charge of
feeding me, so
that I be made
able to depart
homewards from
here.
Thereafter, I
prayed for
further things,
went and sat
down near the
Minbar
(pulpit).” A man
then came to him
and gave him
food to eat that
consisted of
bread, ghee and
dates. After the
hungry man had
eaten to his
fill, he was
given the
remaining food
in a basket
along with about
one sa’a (7
kilogram’s) of
dates. The man
(who fed the
traveler) then
said: “By
Allah, do not
ever complain to
my grandfather,
Rasoolullah
again. It
disturbs him
greatly. For, as
long as, you
remain here and
whenever you
have the need
for food, it
shall be sent
for you.” He
then sent a
servant along
with the
traveler to
reach him to the
Prophet’s grave.
Upon reaching
Baqi, the
traveler said to
the servant, “It
is all right,
for now I know
the way. You may
return. The
slave replied:
“I have not the
right to return
without having
left you at the
grave. Perhaps,
Rasoolullah will
inform my master
if I should.”[3]
3. “Hazrat Ibn
Jalaa relates,
“While in
Medina, I once
suffered
tremendous
hunger. It
became so
unbearable that
I presented
myself at the
grave of
Rasoolullah and
said, “O
Rasoolullah, I
suffer great
hunger. I am now
your guest.”
Thereafter,
sleep overtook
me and in a
vision I saw
Rasoolullah gave
me a piece of
bread. I ate
half of it and
when I woke up,
I found myself
with the other
half of that
piece of bread
still in my
hands.”[4]
4. “In Medina,
there lived a
woman from the
Hashimi family,
whose servants
used to
ill-treat her.
She went with
her complaints
to Rasoolullah
where she poured
out her heart.
From the grave
was heard this
reply, “Do you
not prefer to
follow my
excellent
example. Have
patience, as I
patiently
persevered.” She
said: ‘After
hearing that
voice all my
grief
disappeared and
all the servants
who used to
annoy me passed
away.”[5]
5. Yet in
another story,
three men fasted
for days on end
since they could
not find food.
One of them
went to the
grave of
Rasoolullah and
said: “O
Rasoolullah
hunger has
overtaken us.”
Soon
afterwards ...
“a man from
Alawi family
knocked at the
door. We opened
the door and
found a man with
two servants,
each one
carrying a large
basket with many
delicious
foods.” The man
from the Alawi
family said
before leaving,
“You have
complained about
hunger to
Rasoolullah. I
have seen
Rasoolullah in a
dream and he
commanded me to
bring food to
you.[6]
[2]
Fazaail-e-Aamaal,
(Eng.
Trans.),
Virtues of
Hajj,
Chapter.9,
p.177, story
no.21, (New
Edition
1982,
Published by
Dini Book
Depot -
Delhi). A
similar
story is
mentioned on
p.178 (story
no.24)
[3]
Fazaail-e-Aamaal,
(Eng.
Trans.),
Virtues of
Hajj,
Chapter:. 9,
p.180, story
no28, (New
Edition
1982,
Published by
Dini Book
Depot -
Delhi).
[4]
Fazaail-e-Aamaal,
(Eng.
Trans.),
Virtues of
Hajj
Chapter.9,
p.178, story
no.23, (New
Edition
1982,
Published by
Dini Book
Depot -
Delhi).
Similar
incidents
have been
mentioned on
p.171 (story
no.8).
[5]
Fazaail-e-Aamaal,
(Eng.
Trans.),
Virtues of
Hajj
Chapter.9,
p.175, story
no.16, (New
Edition
1982,
Published by
Dini Book
Depot -
Delhi)
[6]
Fazaail-e-Aamaal,
(Eng.
Trans.),
Virtues of
Hajj,
Chapter.9,
p.177, story
no.22, (New
Edition
1982.
Published by
Dini Book
Depot -
Delhi).
Similar
stories have
been
mentioned on
p.179 (story
no.27) and
p.181 (story
no.29).
