Sayyiduna Ghaus-e-A’zam رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: Anyone who asks me for help or calls me out in trouble, I will remove his trouble, and the one who begs Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to fulfil his need through me, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will fulfil his need.

(Bahjat-ul-Asraar, pp. 197)

How is it to seek help from anyone other than Allah?

Dear Islamic brothers! Remember! It is absolutely permissible to seek help from anyone other than Allah. Shari’ah has not prohibited from it anywhere, and even evidence proves that we can seek help from anyone other than Allah. However, we should have this belief that the blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام and pious saints of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ help us by His bestowal. The people who say that help should only be sought from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ not from blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام and pious saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی are in fact attacked by Satan. Such people sometimes happen to commit blasphemy against the blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام and pious saints رَحِمَهُمُ الـلّٰـهُ تَـعَالٰی and due to insulting blessed Ambiya they commit Kufr (disbelief).

In order to get rid of this suspicion, keep in mind that helping someone is in fact solely associated with Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Without His bestowal no one can bring even a little benefit. However, by His bestowal His chosen bondmen or other living beings and non-living objects can bring benefit and do harm. In Ayah 45 of Surah Al-Baqarah part 1, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated:

وَ اسْتَعِیْنُوْا بِالصَّبْرِ وَ الصَّلٰوةِؕ-

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And seek help from patience and Salah.

Just ponder! The Creator of all the creation is Himself commanding us to seek help from patience and Salah. If seeking help from anyone other than Allah was impermissible, then why would Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ command us to seek help from patience and Salah as patience and Salah are not God, but other than god. Similarly, it is stated in Ayah 64 of Surah An-Nisa part 5: