There is another verse, which makes
permissible to seek means of approach to Allah. As it is said:
[7]. Qur’ān (an-Nisā’) 4:64.
(O beloved!) And if
they had come to you, when they had wronged their souls, and asked forgiveness
of Allah, and the Messenger also had asked forgiveness for them, they (on the
basis of this means and intercession) would have found Allah the Granter of
repentance, extremely Merciful.[7]
This Qur’ānic verse
commands all the believers to rely on the mediation of the Holy Prophet (صلى
الله عليه وآله وسلم)
in order to have their sins and lapses condoned by Allah. The relevance of this
verse is not limited to his actual life on this earth but it also applies to his
life after death. The exegetes and other leading scholars have also explained
the meanings of the verse at length which will be dealt with elaborately in the
third section of fifth chapter.[7]. Qur’ān (an-Nisā’) 4:64.