Is Seeking Help in Dua Istighatha Permissible? – Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

Answered by Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat

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Is Seeking Help in Dua Istighatha Permissible?

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim will discuss a much-debated topic related to istighatha, explaining the difference between istighatha and tawassul, and examining the permissibility of this practice. He will also cite a relevant book on this subject.

Shaykh Abdul-Rahim Reasat pursued Arabic Grammar and Morphology alongside his English and History degree. Post-graduation, he deepened his studies in Damascus, learning Arabic, Hanafi Fiqh, Theology, and more under notable scholars like Shaykh Adnan Darwish and Shaykh Rashad Shams. He continued in Amman, expanding into Tafsir, Hadith, Prophetic Biography, and other Islamic sciences, guided by teachers such as Shaykh Ali Hani and Dr. Hamza al-Bakri.