What is the ruling on one who says this dhikr: "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani is a close friend of Allah"?

Question:
What is the ruling on one who says this dhikr: "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani is a close friend of Allah"?

Answer:
What is this addition, and why did they include it? "There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" is sufficient. If he had said, "I bear witness that there is no god but Allah, and I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah," it would have been more complete and better. As for 'Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani, what is there to prove that he is a close friend of Allah? We hope for him good, if Allah wills, but we do not assert that he is a close friend of Allah. We do not assert this for anyone except with scriptural evidence. As for those without scriptural evidence, we hope for the doers of good and fear for the doers of evil, and we do not declare anyone pure before Allah. Yes. So leave out this phrase; leave out this phrase. Yes.