Are the following supplication formulas in accordance with the Sharia: "O Allah, we ask You by the sanctity of the Qur’an to forgive us," or "O Allah, we implore You by our affirmation of Your Messenger," or "O Allah, we implore You by our testimony that Muhammad is Your servant and Messenger," or "O Allah, we implore You by Your benevolence which You have decreed upon all things, to be benevolent to us as You have commanded," or "O Allah, we implore You, or we invoke You by Your mercy which has preceded Your wrath, and from which You have derived a name for Yourself, and by which You have commanded, that You deal with us by it as You have commanded," or "O Allah, we ask You, because You have commanded us to pardon – Surah An-Nur – so deal with us as You have commanded us," or "O Allah, we implore You by Your love for Your Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, for You said: 'By your life, and indeed you are in Our eyes,' to love us as we love Your Messenger whom You love, and believe in his message, and invoke blessings upon him, and to forgive us and not deprive us from entering Paradise with him as we love him," or "O Allah, we ask You by the status of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him, with You and by Your love for him, to love us and forgive us as we have loved him"?
1. Tawassul (seeking intercession) through the Qur’an is permissible because it is the Word of Allah and an attribute among His attributes.
2. Tawassul through believing in the Messenger (peace be upon him) is permissible because it is a righteous deed, just as the disciples sought intercession through their following of the Messenger.
3. Tawassul through faith and righteous deeds is permissible.
4. Tawassul through Allah's command for ihsan (excellence) and His love for it is permissible.
5. Tawassul through the attribute of mercy is among the permissible forms of tawassul.
6. Tawassul through Allah's command for forgiveness is permissible, and it is better to seek intercession through His forgiveness, as the Prophet (peace be upon him) taught Aisha: “O Allah, indeed You are an Pardoner, You love pardon, so pardon me.”
7. The ruling on tawassul through Allah’s love for His Messenger (peace be upon him) has been previously clarified.
8. Tawassul through the jah (prestige/high status) of the Prophet (peace be upon him) (such as: “O Allah, we ask You by the standing of Prophet Muhammad with You”) is a matter of disagreement, and the preponderant view is that it is impermissible.
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