The practice of istighathah - which is to call for such help from the creation, which is beyond their natural means - would be impermissible and a possible cause of shirk.
One can read above posts to see that Deobandi scholars approved and practiced Istighatha.
If it is
shirk, then they would be calling Shah Imdadullah Muhajir makki (Rh) , Maulvi Rashid Gangohi and Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi of practicing
shirk. That would mean whole deobandi sufi tariqa would remian null and void , because how can some one do
bayyah on the hands of a mushrik ?. If it is a
bid'ah then it would mean doing
bayyah on the hands of a
biddati. It is upon them to decide.
‘Allamah Sarfaraz Khan Safdar (d. 1430H / may Allah have mercy on him) mentions that seeking help is of two types: (a) Within the means (ma taht al-asbab) and (b) beyond the means (ma fawq al-asbab).
Regarding the difference between help which is within the normal means and beyond normal means, he explains that while the first type is established through the Qur’an, hadith, the Companions (Sahabah) and the Pious Predecessors (Salaf), the second type has no basis in Islam and has been declared haram and shirk in Shari’ah by jurists
Readers have full right to know who was Maulvi Sarfaraz Khan and what were his belief.
Please read about him here:
http://www.sunniport.com/masabih/showthread.php?t=8392
An artcile can be written refuting these claim which is trying to potray Haji Imdadullah (Rh) as a
mushrik and
biddati.
However, it is enough to mention the narration recorded by Hafiz Ibn Kathir. He writes:
'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), whilst delivering a Friday sermon in Madina, called out and said, 'Ya Sariah! The mountain.' That very moment, Sariah (may Allah be pleased with him) was in a place in Persia called Nahawand, engaged in a battle with the enemy"
[
Ta'rikh Ibn Kathir, chapter on 'The Khilafa of 'Umar']
What 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) meant by his call was: O Sariah! Seek protection behind the mountain.Sariah (may Allah be pleased with him) heard this and was subsequently saved. When the people heard these words during the Friday sermon they were surprised.After winning the battle, Sariah came to Madina. He related how they had been under attack by the enemy. Suddenly they had heard'Umar's voice and hid behind the mountain and were saved.
Now this was not with in the normal powers of Sayyedina Umar (Rd), But Allahu'tala who is not bounded by any laws, gave this power in the voice and eye of Umar Radiallahu anhu.
Secondly, at this place it should also be mentioned that the birth of Maulvi Ashraf Ali Thanvi was not through normal means(
ma taht al-asbab) as it is documented in his biography
Ashrafus Sawaneh. I do not feel proper to mention that incidence as this is a public forum.
Thirdly, this division of (a) Within the means (
ma taht al-asbab) and (b) beyond the means (
ma fawq al-asbab) itself has no basis from Qur'an , Sunnah and the books of Jurist.
It is a bida'h promoted by a sect to full fill their desire.
I think this one quote is sufficient to end the topic of Istighatha:
Is it permissible to recite Ya Shaykh Abdal Qadir Jilani Shayn Al Lillah?
Answer
[By Maulvi Rashid Gangohi al-deobandi, Fatwa Rashidiya, p.67-68]
“ ………… If someone recites (this wazifa) thinking that Shaykh (Abdal Qadir Gilani) can change or influence things with his own self power ( mutasarrif bil dhat) or Shaykh is the knower of the unseen from his self power( aalim al ghayb bil dhat) , then he ( the reciter of the wazifa) is a mushrik. And if he recites with this belief that Allahu ta’ala informs (ittila) the Shaykh (Abdal Qadir Gilani) and the Shaykh can full fill the needs ( haajat barar’ai) from the command of Allah ( bi izni hi ta’ala), he will not be a mushrik. …….”
try to read into the post from all perspectives.
