The ruling on seeking nearness to Allah through the right of the supplicants in the supplication for going to the mosque

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on saying this supplication when going to the mosque? “O Allah, I ask You by the right of those who supplicate to You, and by the right of my walking to You.”

Answer:
This was reported from the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), but there is a discussion regarding it; it is not authentic from the Messenger. However, if it were authentic, its meaning is that seeking nearness to Allah through the right of the supplicants is not through the supplicants themselves, but through their right. The right of the supplicants is the response, and Allah is near and responsive. One of His names is “The Responsive.” So the right of the supplicants upon Allah is that He responds to them. You are asking Allah for something He has obligated upon Himself, Glorified and Exalted is He, and you are not seeking nearness to Allah through the supplicants themselves, but through their right upon Allah, which is the response. This is if the hadith is authentic. Yes.