Ruling on asking by the Face of Allaah
Question

                What is meant by the hadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him), “Do not ask for anything by the Face of Allaah except Paradise”?
Praise be to Allah.There are two different opinions as to what this hadeeth 
          means:  
The first view is that it means, Do not ask any created 
          being by the Face of Allaah. If you want to ask any created being for 
          something, do not ask by the Face of Allaah, because nothing may be 
          asked for by the Face of Allaah except Paradise, and people cannot give 
          Paradise, so created beings should not be asked for anything by the 
          Face of Allaah at all.   
The second view is: if you ask of Allaah, 
          if you are asking for Paradise and the means to get there, then ask 
          by the Face of Allaah. If you are asking for some worldly thing, then 
          do not ask by the Face of Allaah. But matters of the Hereafter may be 
          asked for by the Face of Allaah, for example you could say, “I ask You 
          by Your Face to save me from Hell.” The Prophet  
          (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) sought refuge in the Face 
          of Allaah when Allaah revealed the words (interpretation of the meaning): 
          
“Say: ‘He has power to send torment on you from above” 
          [al-An’aam 6:65] 
He (the Prophet  
          (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)  said, “A’oodhu 
          bi Wajhika (I seek refuge in Your Face).” 
“or from under your feet,” [al-An’aam 6:65] 
He (the Prophet  
          (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him)  said, “A’oodhu 
          bi Wajhika (I seek refuge in Your Face).” 
“or to cover you with confusion in party strife, and 
          make you to taste the violence of one another”[al-An’aam 6:65] 
He (the Prophet  
          (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, “This is less serious.”  
          
If it is said that both opinions are correct, then that 
          is possible.