Is the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, “I ask You by the right of those who ask You,” a type of seeking nearness to Allah through one of His attributes?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) saying, “I ask You by the right of those who ask You,” a type of seeking nearness to Allah through one of His attributes, namely the answering of supplication?

Answer:
Yes, it is this, as the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) explained it. Assuming the authenticity of this hadith, if it were authentic, it would not provide a basis for those who engage in the innovated form of seeking nearness to Allah. Yes, this is among the doubts they cling to in their seeking nearness to Allah through the dead, and they cite this hadith as evidence. And this is the answer to it. Yes.