What is the ruling on one who comes to the owner of a grave and says: "Call upon Allah for me to heal me"? Is this shirk (associating partners with Allah) or bid'ah (religious innovation)?

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are many questions regarding one topic, which is: what is the ruling on one who comes to a grave and says, "O owner of the grave, call upon Allah for me to heal me"? Is this major shirk (associating partners with Allah) or is it bid'ah (religious innovation)? I ask for a detailed explanation of this.

Answer:
There is no distinction in this matter. Asking the dead for needs, whether through du'a' (supplication) or otherwise, is shirk (associating partners with Allah), because the dead person possesses nothing. The living person, yes, you may come to him and say, "Call upon Allah for me," because du'a' (supplication) is an action, and as long as a person is alive, action is possible for him. But the dead person, his actions are cut off. When the son of Adam dies, his actions are cut off. So he does not possess du'a' (supplication) or anything else. Therefore, asking him for needs, whether through du'a' (supplication) or otherwise, is shirk (associating partners with Allah) with Allah the Exalted.