I read that there is a difference between asking Allah by the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asking Allah by the status of someone else. Is there a difference?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. I read that there is a difference between asking Allah by the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asking Allah by the status of someone else. Is there a difference in the ruling?

Answer:
No, asking by status has not come in any hadith, not even a weak one, nor even a fabricated one. Nothing has come regarding asking by status. As for what they mention, that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Seek nearness to Allah by my status, for my status with Allah is broad," this is a false, fabricated, and confused hadith, as al-Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah and other scholars have pointed out. It is not established that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded seeking nearness to Allah by the status of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). So, seeking nearness by status is a bid'ah (religious innovation). Yes.