Discussion of the condition of righteous deeds and the types of seeking nearness to Allah (tawassul).

The Shaykh : As you all know, if Allah wills, a deed is not righteous except with two conditions:
The first condition is that it be sincere for the face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). If a Muslim stands, fasts, and prays at night while people are sleeping, but he does not intend the face of Allah with it, rather that it be said of him: "He is a worshipper, an ascetic, and a righteous person," then his deed is scattered dust, because he did not make it sincere for Allah (Mighty and Majestic). This is the first condition.
The second condition is that the deed in which he was sincere to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) be prescribed (mashru'). It is not prescribed unless it has come in the Book and the Sunnah. There is much evidence for this, and among the comprehensive evidences for the two conditions is the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): . Meaning: in accordance with the Book and the Sunnah. Meaning: he does not intend by this righteous deed anything other than the face of Allah (Mighty and Majestic); otherwise, he has associated partners with Allah in it, and in that case, it is rejected from him, and indeed, his face is struck with it.
So when one of them said while they were in the cave: ; meaning, with the most sincere righteous deed you performed, and you felt that you performed it while desiring what is with Allah (Mighty and Majestic); so this hadith contains the prescription of seeking nearness to Allah (tawassul) through righteous deeds, and the previous verse contains the prescription of seeking nearness to Allah (tawassul) by one of the names of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He): , and here .
There is another prescribed seeking nearness to Allah (tawassul) established in the Book and the Sunnah, which is the Muslim’s seeking nearness to Allah (tawassul) through the supplication of his righteous brother, in whom he perceives righteousness and hopes that his supplication will be answered. This is also prescribed. As for the other types of seeking nearness to Allah (tawassul) that became prevalent in the later centuries due to their distance from the Book and the Sunnah in knowledge and practice, they have no basis whatsoever, and none of the mujtahid imams said anything about them. I have detailed the discussion of these prescribed types of seeking nearness to Allah (tawassul) and others that are not prescribed in my private treatise on seeking nearness to Allah (tawassul), so one may refer to it if he wishes to expand his knowledge.