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Umar recoursed (Tawassol) to the uncle of the Prophet(s) (Sunni view)

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> عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ : أنّه کَانَ إِذَا قَحَطُوا اسْتَسْقَى > بِالْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَبْدِالْمُطَّلِبِ ، فَقَالَ: اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا > کُنَّا نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَیْکَ بِنَبِیِّنَا فَتَسْقِينَا، وَإِنَّا > نَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَیْکَ بِعَمِّ نَبِیِّنا فَاسْقِنَا، قَالَ: > فَیُسْقَوْنَ. صحیح البخاری - البخاری - ج 4 - ص 209 > > > ( **محمد ابن اسماعیل البخاری ، صحیح البخاری باب المناقب عباس ابن عبد** > **المطلب حدیث 3710 ، النشر الثالث ،بیروت ؛ دارالکتب العلمیه**) >In accordance with a narration in Sahih Al-Bukhari, when there was famine in Medina, Omer ibn Khatab recoursed to the honor of Abbas ibn Abdol Motaleb (the Prophet's uncle) and said: o God, we have recoursed to the honor of your Prophet and you gave us rain, now we recourse to the honor of his uncle and ask you rain. >**(Sahih Al Bukhari - Al-Bukhari - V4 - pg 209)** I was heard from a person that Sunnis don't agree with Tawassol (recourse) and even many of them assume that it is like Shirk. But when I saw the hadith (narration) above, I did not believe the speech of that person. Since if there is such narration(s) (that I mentioned from Sahih Al-Bukhari), hence it shows and even perhaps demosntrates that Omar agreed with Recourse and this is not Shirk. How do Sunnis interpret this hadith?
Asked by اللهم صل علی محمد و آل محمد (11701 rep)
Aug 7, 2014, 11:44 AM
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