The Sufis’ Doubt Regarding Taking Graves and Seeking Intercession

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: The Sufis say that you prohibit us from taking the graves of the righteous and the awliya (close friends of Allah). He says: The Sufis say that you prohibit us from taking the graves of the righteous and the awliya to be intercessors and mosques.

The Shaykh:
Who is it that prohibited that? Who is it that prohibited that?

The questioner:
Then he says, may Allah preserve you, and they say: On the Day of Resurrection, we all seek intercession from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). So how do you reconcile this with that?

The Shaykh:
One seeks from a living person. The Messenger is alive on the Day of Resurrection. One seeks intercession from a living person who is able to make du'a' (supplication). What is meant by intercession is du'a', and he is able to make du'a' while he is alive. As for seeking du'a' or intercession from a dead person, this is not permissible. Yes.