By the consensus of the Muslims it is quite valid and proper...

By the consensus of the Muslims it is quite valid and proper to rely on the means of faith in the holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him and His Household), his obedience, his remembrance, his supplication and intercession, similarly his deeds and the deeds of his followers, which they have performed in obedience to the Prophet’s commands.

And the used to depend on his mediation during his life on earth and after his death, they depended on the mediation of his uncle, ‘Abbas as they used to rely on his mediation during his earthly life." [3] Lexical research into the word istighathah…