Regarding the verse :
اياك نعبد
"You only we worship."
... So we don't say like the disbelievers: "You TOO we worship ...", rather we say: "You ONLY we worship."
Regarding the verse :
واياك نستعين
"And You only we ask for help."
.. This means, we only do isti'anah with Allah. Only His help we seek. We don't call upon others besides You. We don't ask others to fulfill our needs except You. There is a point to be noted here, think about it: We sometimes do ask others to fulfil our needs. For example, I just asked for a glass of water. Isn't this asking for help? Well, there are two types of isti'anah (seeking help), namely:
فوق الأسباب
Above capability
AND:
تحت الأسباب
Within capability
Giving me a glass of water is within the capabilities of a human being, so it is permissible. Asking a doctor for medicines is permissible, but the medicines do not heal you except with the permission of Allah. The medicines are just the means, and Allah is the actual Healer!
Remember, asking for anything above the capabilities of human beings is not permissible. This is a fundamental principle. Some people ask the dead and alive for children. This is SHIRK, and it is not permissible, because it is above the capability of human beings.
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