وَ لَوْ اَنَّهُمْ اِذْ ظَّلَمُوْۤا اَنْفُسَهُمْ جَآءُوْكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُوا اللّٰهَ وَ اسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُوْلُ لَوَجَدُوا اللّٰهَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِیْمًا(۶۴)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And if they, when they have wronged their own souls, come humbly to you (O dear Rasool Muhammad) and seek forgiveness from Allah, and the Noble Messenger intercedes for them, they will certainly find Allah as the Most Accepting of Repentance, the Most Merciful.

Commenting on the abovementioned blessed Ayah, Imam of Ahl-us-Sunnah, Imam Ahmad Raza Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has stated: Could Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ Himself     not forgive the sins of the Ummah of His Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلہٖ وَسَلَّم ? Why did He عَزَّوَجَلَّ then say: O the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلہٖ وَسَلَّم ! When they humbly approach you and you seek forgiveness from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for them, they will certainly find treasure and blessing. (The Divine command of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ for sinners to visit the blessed court of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلہٖ وَسَلَّم  and their act of requesting the Beloved Rasool صَلَّی اللہ تَعَالٰی عَلَیْہِ وَاٰلہٖ وَسَلَّم  to become their intercessor over there are in fact seeking help from other than Allah and) it is exactly the same what we mean and this stand justified from the blessed Ayah of the Holy Quran clearly. (Fatawa Razawiyyah, vol. 21, pp. 305)

Dear Islamic brothers! It has become clear that it is absolutely permissible to seek help from other than Allah, or rather it is a Sunnah of blessed Ambiya عَـلَـيْهِمُ السَّلَام. Even Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has also commanded His bondmen to help religion (Islam) though He is the Omnipotent and does not need anyone’s help at all. Let’s listen, in what words He عَزَّوَجَلَّ is commanding His bondmen to help religion (Islam). In Ayah 7 of Surah Muhammad part 26, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has stated:

یٰۤاَیُّهَا الَّذِیْنَ اٰمَنُوْۤا اِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللّٰهَ یَنْصُرْكُمْ وَ یُثَبِّتْ اَقْدَامَكُمْ(۷)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: O believers! If you help the religion of Allah, He will help you and will make your foothold firm.