The Permissibility of Seeking Help from the Pious

The Permissibility of Seeking Help from the Pious

Hafiz ibn Taymiyya and Qadi Shawkani quote the following hadith:
"''Abdullah ibn Mas'ud (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that our Prophet (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) stated: "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' "

[Ibn Taymiyya, al-Kalim al-Tayyib, page 69 and Shawkani, Tufhat ad-Dhakireen, page 130. Ibn Sunni, Imam Bazaar, Hafiz al Hasamim and Imam an-Nawawi all quote this hadith also in their various books]

This hadith demonstrates that one can ask help from those who one cannot see, like the angels, the friends of Allah, the jinn, and that it cannot be said to be a wrong act.
Mullah ''Ali Qari writes that our Prophet Muhammad (may Allah bless him and grant him peace) said that:
"If you are in the jungle alone say, "O servants of Allah! Help me" The servants of Allah are the angels, Muslims, jinn, or abdal" This hadith is useful for travellers"

[Qari, M, 'A, Al-Hirz al-Thamin, page 378]