\n In this short article...

\n In this short article, we try to better understand, from the Book and Ahadith, the general practices of asking for needs (when supplicating) to Allah -azwj and His -azwj Appointed Walis -asws , as the Muslim community is highly divided regarding its scope, falling into the following three categories: \n \n Beseeching and pleading (directly) to Allah -azwj ; \n Supplicating to Allah -azwj through the rights (Bay-Haqqay\/Wasita) of Muhammad -saww wa Alay Muhammad -asws ; \n Asking for needs from Masomeen -asws , as a Wasila (intermediary) e.g., while visiting their -asws Holy Shrines, as well as when far away from their -asws holy shrines.

\n \n Those Muslims belonging to (1) usually, confine their prayers, as per a Holy Verse of Sura-e-Alhamd (1:5) \u2018 \u0625\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0643\u064e \u0646\u064e\u0639\u0652\u0628\u064f\u062f\u064f \u0648\u064e\u0625\u0650\u064a\u0651\u064e\u0627\u0643\u064e \u0646\u064e\u0633\u0652\u062a\u064e\u0639\u0650\u064a\u0646\u064f\u2019 \u2018You (alone) we worship; You (alone) we ask for help\u2019 .\u00a0 They overlook all those Verses of the Holy Quran which allow for the help through intercessors Appointed by Allah -azwj (e.g., 5:35, 21:28, 2:255, 20:109 ).\u00a0 These Verses emphasise the \u2018Wasila\u2019 which is Allowed by Allah -azwj and denounce the use of any man-made Wasila (which is classified as Shirk).

\u00a0Muslims belonging to (1) would consider supplications of believers from (2-3) as \u2018Shirk\u2019 and would even try to stop them, where possible [1] , from asking needs through \u2018Wasila\u2019.