Advice for the one who says the word of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) but does not act upon it and calls for aid to the dead and the awliya (close friends of Allah).

The Shaykh : Therefore, I direct to these people, I direct to them advice from this place in this blessed night, that they should fear Allah (Mighty and Majestic) and that they should turn to Allah alone, and that they should hope in Allah alone for the removal of distress, and that they should call upon Allah alone for the attainment of their needs. Let them know that these imams and these awliya (close friends of Allah) whom they call will never benefit them, nor will they remove any harm from them. They themselves have died and were inert, lifeless bodies; perhaps the earth has consumed them and nothing remains of them except the tailbone. How can they call upon them besides Allah? But perhaps a person is tested and calls upon this wali (close friend of Allah) or this imam, and then his need is met. If this happens, we know with certainty that it was not this imam or this wali who gave him this need. How do we know that? From the verse But the need was met at the time of this action, not by this action. Pay attention and distinguish between a thing happening at the time of a thing and a thing happening by a thing. If you say a thing happened by a thing, it means it was the cause of its happening. If you say it happened at the time of it, it means it was the time of its happening, but it was not the cause. So perhaps a servant is tested and his need is met at the time of this thing, not by this thing, because we know with certainty that those who are called upon...