[leacturavar]

From Mufti Husain:




Clearly some forms of istighatha are allowed depending on the niyyah and belief behind the call; and some are shirk/haram, again depending on the underlying niyyah and belief of the caller.

Do you agree with Mufti Husain assessment of the issue?

[gymnAnemoe]

to the OP:
i urge each and everyone to keep praying for your and the ummah's guidance. that is the only way to break free from a deviant sect or to remain sticking to life to the straight path.
knowledge doesnt equate guidance. take example of shaytaan.
scholars can only give knowledge but not guidance.
it is from Allah SWT.
so ask Him for guidance. then seek knowledge. in sha Allah you will only seek what will be sufficient to guide you and will abstain automatically from misguidance.
do it brother.

What are you talking about?
Hope that your balance is fine.

[redDoodia]

What are you talking about?
Hope that your balance is fine.

This must be answer to somebody else's some other post!

[Kuncher]

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=7&ID=1925

Majority of 'Ulama are not fond of this fatwa. An example here.

Wassalam.

[leacturavar]

Majority of 'Ulama are not fond of this fatwa. An example here.

Wassalam.

Even more than that, Mufti Muhammad Ibn Adam al-Kawthari himself retracted that fatwa; please see:

Urgent and important message from Mufti Muhammad ibn Adam al-Kawthari: “In 2004, I wrote a short answer titled “Calling someone besides Allah for help” posted on my website www.daruliftaa.com and elsewhere, discussing the issue of ‘using intermediaries in supplication to Allah (tawassul)’ and ‘seeking help from other than Allah (istigatha)’. However, the answer was deficient, vague and failed to address the issues properly. Thus, as of this moment, it has been removed from the Darul Iftaa website, and I retract whatever was stated in it, and I request that you do not attribute the contents of the article to me anymore. This is not to say that I consider the answer as wholly incorrect; and as such, I hope to clarify the matter in much more detail soon, InshaAllah."

[rengerts]

What are you talking about?
Hope that your balance is fine.

my balance is fine : )
i was merely suggesting a method to end these barelvi-deobandi conflicts...people just dont pray sincerely for guidance. how will they gain guidance? through SF comments on a thread? don't think so