What is the ruling on this supplication: “O Allah, we ask You by the alif for intimacy, by the ba for blessing, and by the ta for repentance,” and so on through the letters?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is this supplication permissible, or is it seeking nearness to Allah through means other than Allah? It is: “O Allah, we ask You by the alif for intimacy, by the ba for blessing, and by the ta for repentance,” and so on through the letters of the alphabet. Is this supplication permissible?

Answer:
This is what beautifies it. This is not reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). This is what beautifies the supplication. The supplication must be reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), or be in the Qur'an, or be in agreement with what is in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. As for inventing the ba—I do not know what is in it—and the ta, the ha, and the kha, this is from his invention. Yes.