For these reasons, we have no other means but to approach ‘those’ who are referred to as ‘Ulul Amr/Rasikh ul-Iml’ [3] in Holy Quran (21:7 and 16:43). In this brief article, we shall see, whoever asks for help, either from the enemies of Allah -azwj (i.e., Iblis) or from those who have not been blessed with a Divine Status, commits an act of ‘Shirk’.
And certainly not that who seeks help through His -azwj humble servants (The Prophet -saww and His successors -asws ), the latter approach referees to ‘Wasilla or Tawassul’. There is a difference in Shirk and ‘Wasilla/Tawassul’ (intercession), which we would like to highlight through Quranic Verses and Ahadith.
We start with a Noble Hadith of Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws : كَنْزُ الْفَوَائِدِ لِلْكَرَاجُكِيِّ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ أَبَا حَنِيفَةَ أَكَلَ طَعَاماً مَعَ الْإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع فَلَمَّا رَفَعَ ع يَدَهُ مِنْ أَكْلِهِ قَالَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعالَمِينَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّ هَذَا مِنْكَ وَ مِنْ رَسُولِكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَ جَعَلْتَ مَعَ اللَّهِ شَرِيكاً فَقَالَ لَهُ وَيْلَكَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ وَ ما نَقَمُوا إِلَّا أَنْ أَغْناهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَ يَقُولُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ آخَرَ وَ لَوْ أَنَّهُمْ رَضُوا ما آتاهُمُ اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ قالُوا حَسْبُنَا اللَّهُ سَيُؤْتِينَا اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ وَ رَسُولُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ وَ اللَّهِ لَكَأَنِّي مَا قَرَأْتُهُمَا قَطُّ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ لَا سَمِعْتُهُمَا إِلَّا فِي هَذَا الْوَقْتِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بَلَى قَدْ قَرَأْتَهُمَا وَ سَمِعْتَهُمَا وَ لَكِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى أَنْزَلَ فِيكَ وَ فِي أَشْبَاهِكَ أَمْ عَلى قُلُوبٍ أَقْفالُها وَ قَالَ كَلَّا بَلْ رانَ عَلى قُلُوبِهِمْ ما كانُوا يَكْسِبُون [4] It is written in Kanzul Fawaid by Karajaki that once Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws was eating food with Abu Hanifa and after finisning, Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws expressed gratitude like this: “I thank Allah -azwj who is the Sustainer of All Worlds, O Allah -azwj this was a blessing from You -azwj as well as from Your Prophet -saww .” Upon hearing this Abu Hanifa said: “O Abu AbdAllah -asws !
You have include ‘someone else’ along with Allah -azwj .” Imam Jafar-e-Sadiq -asws replied : “ Be Careful! Allah -azwj Says in His Book (9:59) [5] : “ If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger had gave them, and had said, “Sufficient unto us is Allah!