The ruling on poems containing supplication to other than Allah, such as the poem by al-Busiri and its author

The questioner:
And the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) has, in some of the poems, ventured into or mentioned prophets who supplicate to other than Allah and seek the grave from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) or from among the people, as in the rest of al-Busiri’s work.

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
Does it benefit the author or not?

The Shaykh:
We rule that this is disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah). As for the author, we do not know his final state. We say that if he remained upon this belief until he died, he is a disbeliever and one of the people of the Fire. If he repented, Allah will accept his repentance. The important point is that we say this poem contains shirk and disbelief. His saying, “O most noble of creation, you are the master of this,” is disbelief and supplication to other than Allah (Mighty and Majestic). As for the person himself, his affair is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Yes.