She (Asma bint Abu Bakr) said...

She (Asma bint Abu Bakr) said: "Here is the cloak (jubba) of Allah's Messenger," and she brought out to me that cloak made of Persian cloth with a hem of (silk) brocade, and its sleeves bordered with (silk) brocade, and said: "This was Allah's Messenger's cloak with A'isha until she died, then I got possession of it.

The Apostle of Allah used to wear it, and we washed it for the sick so that they could seek cure thereby." Can anyone still deny the witnesses of Ummul Momineen Ayesha and her sister Asma bint Abu Bakr that even the jubba of Rasool Allah [saww] was also able to benefit and cure the sick? Did Ummul Momineen Hadhrat Ayesha and her sister Sahabia Asma bint Abu Bakr made that jubba of Rasool Allah [saww], a partner to Allah by seeking benefit through it?

📌Why didn't they asked Allah DIRECTLY for the cure from sicknesses? Did they really sought help from that jubba in a Literal Sense that it had Absolute power to benefit them. Or they actually sought help from Allah, but from seeking help from jubba, they only meant that Barakah of Rasool Allah [saww] also includes in their request to Allah? Very Important Rule Literal Approach vs.

Hidden Intention Even if the name of Allah was not mentioned by Aisha and Asma bint Abu Bakr, when they sought help from jubba of Rasool Allah [saww], but still all (including Salafi) believe that they didn't commit Shirk. There are 2 ways to understand these kind of actions: Literal Approach, which shows the Apparent (Dhahir) meaning, i.e. help was sought by the jubba. Hidden Intention, which tells that asking of help by jubba was only in allegorical sense.

But in reality, they were seeking help from Allah. And hidden intention is a thing, which always have to be given preference over literal approach. Salafi Double Standards: Even our Salafi friends suffer with the disease of Literalism, but still they are able to understand the Hidden Intentions of Ayesha and Asma bint Abi Bakr in this case.

But when it comes to our asking for help from Rasool Allah [saww] in allegorical sense (and in reality, we are asking from Allah), they are simply denying the existence of any such "Hidden Intention". And they start coming up with all the verses of Qur'an which are actually referring to Kuffar and their idols.

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