Many of the grave worshippers argue with the saying of Allah the Exalted: "Those are the ones who invoke, seeking the means of approach to their Lord!"

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: Many of the grave worshippers who call upon the righteous people argue with the saying of Allah the Exalted: What is the response to this?

Answer:
The response is clear, my brother. Is the means of approach (wasilah) seeking nearness to Allah through the righteous people? No, the means of approach is righteous deeds. , meaning through righteous deeds. The means of approach to Allah is the righteous deed that brings one closer to Him. "Those are the ones who invoke" was revealed regarding those who worship Jesus, his mother, and Uzair, invoking them besides Allah. Allah informed that Jesus, his mother, and Uzair invoke Allah the Exalted; they are in need of Allah, poor before Allah, and created beings. Those are . So Jesus, his mother, and Uzair are created beings, poor before Allah, seeking the means of approach to their Lord, meaning closeness, because they are in need of it. How can they be worshipped alongside Allah the Exalted?
Glory be to Him. It was also said that it was revealed regarding people who worshipped some of the jinn, so the jinn embraced Islam, but those who worshipped them did not know. Glory be to Allah that those whom they worshipped had embraced Islam and began to worship Allah the Exalted. Yes.