From `Abdul`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz to His Royal Highness, the Noble Prince Nawwaf ibn `Abdul`Aziz, may Allah guide him to what pleases Him! Amen.
A ssalamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)
Brother `Ali ibn Husayn ibn `Uyayd informed me of your desire to know about the Tawassul (supplicating to Allah in the name of...) that is commonly uttered by many people, which is "O, Allah! I ask you by virtue of the glory of Your Throne."
A: This Du`a' (supplication) is groundless and is not attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him) or any of his Sahabah (Companions) as far as we know. The great scholar AlZayla`y mentioned in his book "Nasb AlRayah [4/272 ]" that AlHafizh AlBayhaqi (may Allah have mercy on him) related it in his book "AlDa`awat AlKabir", on the authority of Ibn Mas`ud (may Allah be pleased with him), and that AlHafizh Ibn AlJawzy (may Allah be merciful with him) mentioned it in the fabricated stories falsely attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him). Thus, it is deduced that it is impermissible to supplicate to Allah by this Du`a', as it is falsely attributed to the Prophet (peace be upon him), and is too general to know its exact meaning.
And (all) the Most Beautiful Names belong to Allâh, so call on Him by them
Whoever reaches a place and recites, "I seek refuge in the Perfect Words of Allah from the evil of what He has created," nothing will harm them until they leave that place.
O Allah! I seek protection against Your Wrath in Your Pleasure. I seek protection in Your Pardon against Your Chastisement. I am not capable of enumerating praise of You; You are as You have praised Yourself.
three people set out on a journey. They were overtaken by rain and they had to seek shelter in a mountain cave where at its mouth there fell a rock and thus blocked them altogether. One of them said to the others: Recollect the good deeds that you performed for the sake of Allah and supplicate to Him that He might rescue you (from this trouble). One of them supplicated to Allah with his filial obedience, and the rock slipped a bit. The second one supplicated with his refusal to commit Zina (premarital sexual intercourse) while he was able to commit it, and the rock slipped a bit, but they still could not go out. The third one supplicated to Allah with his honesty and returning Amanah (trust) to its owners, which caused the rock to split totally and they got out of the cave.
O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain. O Allah! Bless us with rain.
These are the forms of Shar`i (Islamically lawful) Tawassul. However, Tawassul through the honor, right or soul of someone is an impermissible form of Tawassul; it is a Bid`ah (innovation in Islam) according to the Jumhur (dominant majority of scholars).
May Allah guide you and us to useful knowledge and enable us to work accordingly! May Allah purify our hearts and deeds; grant victory to Islam; make His Word uppermost; and guide our rulers and all the Muslims rulers to what pleases Him and benefits the people in this world and in the Hereafter! He is the One Capable of doing so. Assalamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!)