Several scholars have explicitly stated that Allah must not be adjured by any created being, whether a prophet or anyone else. Among these statements is what Abū al-Husayn al-Qudūrī recorded in his Commentary on al-Karkhī, from Bishr ibn al-Walīd, who said: I heard Abū Yūsuf say that Abū Hanīfah said:

“No one should supplicate Allah except through Him. I disapprove of saying, ‘By the seats of might in Your Throne,’ and ‘By the right of Your creation.’”

This was also Abū Yūsuf’s view. Abū Yūsuf said:

“‘By the seats of might in His Throne’ refers to Allah Most High, so I do not disapprove of this. But I disapprove of saying, ‘By the right of so-and-so,’ ‘By the right of Your prophets and messengers,’ and ‘By the right of the House and the Sacred Monument.’”

Al-Qudūrī, the commentator on the book, said:

“Asking by His creation is impermissible, because created beings have no right over the Creator; therefore, it is impermissible”—meaning that this is agreed upon.

I say:

As for seeking his intercession with Allah Most High—that is, asking him to intercede—and drawing near to Allah through his supplication and intercession, through faith in him, love for him and obedience to him, and turning to Allah Most High by these means, this is prescribed by the agreement of the Muslims, as authentic hadiths attest.

It is authentically reported in Sahīh al-Bukhārī, from Abū Humayd al-Sā‘idī, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said:

“Let me not find any of you coming on the Day of Resurrection and saying, ‘O Messenger of Allah, come to my aid!’ whereupon I will say, ‘I have no power