Ibn 'Abidin...

Ibn 'Abidin, however, says in this regard: True, the creatures have no right whatsoever upon the Creator, but the Creator through His favors has given rights to mankind. On this basis, he relates a hadith concerning the manners of supplication and tawassul : Allahumma inni asaluka bi-haqqi al-sa'ilina 'alayk (O Allah!

I beseech you for the rights that seekers have upon You).[^10] Except for this narration of Ibn 'Abidin, we find no opinion or view from either Abu Hanifah or his friend Abu Yusuf in the books of Hanafi scholars concerning tawassul to God through the wasilah (means) of the Prophet (S.A.W.A.).[^11] Previous…