The Difference Between Permissible and Prohibited Tawassul

Question:
Among the questions of this questioner, he says: O His Eminence the Shaykh: What is the permissible tawassul and what is the impermissible tawassul?

Answer:
The permissible tawassul is tawassul through the names and attributes of Allah, and through faith in Him, His oneness, and sincerity to Him. This is the permissible tawassul. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-A'raf: 180]. And tawassul through righteous deeds, as the three men in the cave did: one tawassul through his kindness to his parents, the second through his chastity from fornication, and the third through his fulfillment of trust. So tawassul through the names and attributes of Allah, His oneness, faith in Him, and righteous deeds, all of it is good. For example: "O Allah, I ask You by the fact that I testify that You are Allah, there is no god but You, the One, the Eternal Refuge." This is tawassul through tawhid. "O Allah, I ask You by my faith in You, my love for You, and my love for Your Messenger." "O Allah, I ask You by my love for prayer, my maintenance of prayer, and the like of that."

The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.