What are the conditions for seeking nearness to Allah through a means (tawassul) or seeking help from a created being?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is known that the conditions for seeking nearness to Allah through a created being are that it be alive, present, and capable. What is your view, Honorable Shaykh, regarding the addition of "capable" in your opinion, because it may be in the view of the one seeking nearness...

Answer:
...that seeking nearness to Allah through a created being is not permissible, but perhaps he means seeking help from a created being. Seeking help from a created being, if it is alive, present, and able to help you, there is nothing wrong with that. "And cooperate in righteousness and piety." Seeking nearness to Allah through the essence of a created being is not permissible. Seeking nearness to Allah through its supplication is fine, if it is with you and you ask it for supplication, there is nothing wrong with that. Seeking nearness to Allah through its supplication is not seeking nearness to Allah through the created being. It is seeking nearness to Allah through supplication. Yes.