Asking A Pious Person Dead Or Alive To Intercede With Allah On Someone's Behalf.
Asking someone alive for a simple prayer (dua) is something commendable, but intercession as a terminology of Quran has different implications. Intercession on the day of judgement is subject solely to Allah’s decision after Allah decides for someone to be subject to intercession by the prophets or other pious people. Following video also summarizes this concept: Discussion 10437 • Reply 13674 There is neither any concept, nor any basis in Quran for asking from dead people. It falls under polytheism.