The Ruling on Seeking Nearness to Allah Through the Supplication of the Righteous

Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. The brother from Sudan sent a question about seeking nearness to Allah through the supplication of the righteous. He asks: Is it permissible?

Answer:
Yes. Seeking nearness to Allah through the supplication of the righteous means that you ask your brother, if he is righteous and his supplication is likely to be accepted, to ask Allah for you. This is seeking nearness to Allah through the supplication of the righteous. 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) sought nearness to Allah through the supplication of al-Abbas ibn 'Abd al-Muttalib, the uncle of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). When they wanted to seek aid and ask for rain, he ordered al-Abbas to supplicate while they said "Ameen." So al-Abbas supplicated and said: "O Allah, we used to seek nearness to You through our Prophet, so You gave us rain. That was during the lifetime of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), meaning we sought nearness through his supplication. And now we seek nearness through the uncle of our Prophet, so give us rain," meaning through his supplication. This is seeking nearness to Allah through the supplication of the righteous. Yes.