Is It Shirk to Call Upon the Prophet (peace be upon him) After His Death?

The Prophet (peace be upon him) Teaches Us to Only Call Upon Allah

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds.

The peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.

The scholars of the Standing Committee said: 

Calling upon the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) and seeking his help after his death to meet one’s needs or relieve one of distress is major shirk that puts one beyond the pale of Islam.

End quote from Fataawa al-Lajnah ad-Daa’imah (1/473) 

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said: 

Calling upon the Prophet (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) or any lesser person is shirk and misguidance, because these people cannot respond. What one must do is repent to Allah from this shirk and not call upon anyone except Allah. We all know that the Messenger of Allah (blessings and peace of Allah be upon him) himself did not possess any power to bring benefit or cause harm, except by the will of Allah. 

Allah, may He be exalted, instructed him to declare that to his ummah, as Allah said to him (interpretation of the meaning):

“Say (O Muhammad blessings and peace of Allah be upon him): ‘I possess no power of benefit or hurt to myself except as Allah wills. If I had the knowledge of the Ghaib (unseen), I should have secured for myself an abundance of wealth, and no evil should have touched me. I am but a warner, and a bringer of glad tidings unto people who believe”

[al-A‘raaf 7:188]

We ask Allah to make us among those who only call upon Him and seek help from Him.

We ask Him to forgive us for any shirk that we may have committed, knowingly or unknowingly.

We ask Him to guide us to the straight path and to keep us steadfast in our faith.

Ameen.

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