A certain extreme Sufi, defending his verses, said: The Christians said that the Messiah is the son of Allah, but we did not say that?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A certain extreme Sufi says, defending his verses in praise of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), that the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) means that the Christians said the Messiah is the son of Allah, and we did not say that in our poems. What is the response to him? May Allah grant you success.

Answer:
If you call upon the Messenger and seek his aid, you are like the Christians. In fact, they say this: they seek aid from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and ask him for help in times of distress. In fact, they seek help from people other than the Messenger, from those in the graves, and they call upon them for aid. They say, "We did not do what the Christians did." This is what the Christians did. Associating partners with Allah is what the Christians did, and this is associating partners with Allah (Mighty and Majestic). Yes, does that mean that shirk (associating partners with Allah) is only what the Christians do? Yes.