"If you ever find yourselves stranded alone in a desolate place or jungle, then say, ‘O servants of Allah! Help me, Allah have mercy on you.'"
Abdullah bin masud (RA) :
"When you lose your means of transport in a jungle, you should call: O creatures of Allah! Help me, recover my transport! O servants of Allah! Help me, recover my transport! There are many of Allah's creatures on this earth. They will help you recover it."
Tabarānī narrated it in al-Mujam-ul-kabir (10: 217: 10518) 3.Haythami, Majma-uz-zawaid (10: 132)
Musnad Abu yala, (9: 177)4.Ibn Hajar‘Asqalānī in al-Matalib ul aliya (3: 239: 3375)]
Ahmed bin Hambal (RA) says:
When I was going to Hajj on foot, I lost my way. I started to exclaim this: O Allah's servants show me the way. I kept on repeating this until I came back on track. [Imam Baihaqi in Shu'aybul Iman, Volume 6, Page No 128, Tradition No.7697]
Imam Nawawi (RA)records the statement of a Scholar of his time-
‘I was once with a group of people and my animal fled and the people failed (to find it) and I said (the du'a) and I found the animal immediately without any means but this statement. [Kitab ul Adhkaar by Imam Nawawi, Page No.370]
The fact that such great imams have practiced upon this Hadith, wards off such claims that the Hadith is weak and asking help from anyone other than Allah is Shirk/comparison to Allah
Prophet Muhammad (Sallelahu alaihiva sallam) said:
"Whoever accepts me as Maula [master, Helper], Ali is his Maula [master, Helper] too".This Hadith shows us that Prophet Muhammad (Sallelahualaihiva sallam) and Hazrath Ali (RA) are helpers of the believers (Momineen) .
Tirmizi Jami al Sahih 6: 79, Book of Virtues, No.3713
Fadail e Sahaba by Ahmad bin Hambal 2: 959
Tibrani-Mujamul kabeer5: 5071,5096
Tahzeeb ul asma By Imam Nawawi1: 347
Al bidaya wan nihaya By Ibn-e-katheer 5: 463
Ibne HajarAl Asqalani in Tajeel al munfia1222]]
This Hadith is also recorded in many other books through multiplechains of narration- which means it is a 'Mutawatir' Hadith. Even Nasir uddin Albani (Revered SalafiAuthority) has declared it sahih. [Silsilatul Ahadith as-Sahiha, Volume No.4, Page No.344]
During the tenure of Hazrath Umar Farooq (RA) when they were facing a drought, he addressed Hazrath Umar bin Aas (RA) in a letter as
"Ya Gaus, come to my help"
[Imam Hakim in musadrak Vol 1, page 563., Sahih Ibne Khuzaimia, Vol4, page 68., Kanzul Umal, Vol 12, pages610,615., Tabaqatul kubra Vol3: page 389., Sunan ul Kubra Vol 6: page 577 [See the scan pages at the end of article] Hazrath Umar (RA) himself calls a Sahabi "Ya Ghaus" meaning "O Helper".Therefore saying that anyone who says "Ya Ghaus" is a mushrik means, labeling Hazrath Umar (RA) a Mushrik (May Allah Forbid) .
(collected from a reading of importance of friends of Allah))
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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