Seeking Blessing from the Righteous and Its Relationship to Tawhid

Question:
And if the Shaykh informs you that Allah told some of the imams, may Allah have mercy on them, from the time of Abu Bakr, regarding the performance of the questioners, that it is preferred in establishing tawhid (the oneness of Allah)? Does he not mention that some of the early believers, from the time of seeking blessing from the righteous, may have wanted to enter into the two categories, and as for the one who was ignorant of this statement or in taking it?

Answer:
Yes, it undermines tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and it may contradict tawhid. Seeking blessing is asking for barakah, and barakah is not sought from anyone but Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). That is what led the polytheists to worship idols and stones, and they pointed to seeking blessing from them and asking for barakah from them; this is shirk (associating partners with Allah), and it is not permissible. If anyone says it, it is an error. If one of the scholars of knowledge says it, it is an error that is refuted. Yes.