Some issues in certain books of the schools of jurisprudence differ from the position of the Salaf, such as tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means) and seeking intercession through status

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, a questioner says: There are some creedal issues in some of the books of the four schools of jurisprudence that differ from what the Salaf held, such as tawassul (seeking nearness to Allah through a means) through the persons of the dead, and seeking intercession through status, and others. Is it necessary to refute the one who adopts these and spreads them in his lessons, or not?

Answer:
This is not from the words of the Salaf; rather, this is from the later authors who were influenced by the Sufis or by the grave-worshippers. It is from the writings of the later scholars. As for the writings of the Salaf, such as the Imams of the Earth and those before them, those around them, and their contemporaries, you will not find these things in them; they are free from these things. And I told you that those who claim affiliation with the four Imams in jurisprudence are not on their creed.