Seeking Nearness to Allah Through the Status of the Prophet in Supplication

Question:
He says: I found in the prayer a need for his supplication, and the wording of the one praying is: O Allah, whoever You will.

Answer:
No, it is not valid. This is an invalid supplication. It is not permissible to seek nearness to Allah through the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), nor through the status of any other prophet or righteous person. Seeking nearness through status is a religious innovation (bid'ah). It is not permissible, neither through the status of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor through anyone else, because there is no evidence for it, and there is evidence against it.
As for the one who came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: , the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered him to perform ablution, pray two units of prayer, and ask the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to supplicate to Allah for him. This was during the lifetime of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is not seeking nearness through status, but rather seeking nearness through the supplication of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). It is permissible to write to any one of the Muslims, "O Allah, supplicate for me for such and such," during his lifetime. But after death, nothing is asked of the dead person, and one does not ask by the status of so-and-so, or the right of so-and-so. All of this is from religious innovations, innovating in supplication.