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==Tawassul in Sunnis’ Hadiths== | ==Tawassul in Sunnis’ Hadiths== | ||
Numerous hadiths among Shi’as and Sunnis prove tawassul in this meaning. These hadiths have been quoted in various books, including Sunni sources: | Numerous hadiths among Shi’as and Sunnis prove tawassul in this meaning. These hadiths have been quoted in various books, including Sunni sources: | ||
* Ahmad b. Hanbal, the great Sunni scholar, has narrated from ‘Uthman b. Hunayf that “a blind person came to the Prophet (s) and said, ‘ask God to heal me’ … The Prophet (s) told him to make wudu and perform two rak’as of salat and then recite this supplication ‘O, God, I ask you and turn to you by Muhammad, your prophet, the prophet of mercy. O, the Apostle of God, I have turned by you to my Lord for my request to be granted. O, God, accept his intermediation in [granting] my request.’” | |||
Ahmad b. Hanbal, the great Sunni scholar, has narrated from ‘Uthman b. Hunayf that “a blind person came to the Prophet (s) and said, ‘ask God to heal me’ … The Prophet (s) told him to make wudu and perform two rak’as of salat and then recite this supplication ‘O, God, I ask you and turn to you by Muhammad, your prophet, the prophet of mercy. O, the Apostle of God, I have turned by you to my Lord for my request to be granted. O, God, accept his intermediation in [granting] my request.’” | * In addition, having recourse to Ahl al-Bayt (a) is mentioned in Sunni sources: "the family of the Prophet are my recourse. Before Him, they cause me proximity. I hope that because of them, the record of my deed will be given to my right hand." | ||
==Tawassul to Non-God== | ==Tawassul to Non-God== | ||