Is there a refutation in the long hadith of intercession of the misguided sects that exaggerate regarding the awliya (close friends of Allah)?

The questioner : No, this hadith, O Shaykh, the hadith of the intercession of the Prophets, is not a refutation of the people of the tariqahs who exalt their shaykhs and the awliya (close friends of Allah) they claim. I say: These are awliya (close friends of Allah) among the awliya al-'azm (those of determined resolve). They claimed that they will intercede with Allah the Exalted through these matters from which they have repented. Allah the Exalted has accepted their repentance. Yes, I say: As for these awliya (close friends of Allah) whose status is claimed, we do not know whether they have repented or not. And where do they stand in relation to these Prophets?

The Shaykh : Yes, but did you not know that the Sufis say that the station of prophethood in the barzakh (the interval between death and resurrection) is above the Messenger and below the wali (close friend of Allah)? The station of prophethood in the barzakh is above the Messenger, not far, and below the wali. Look how "below" makes you feel that it is a distant descent. So they reversed the issue.