Saying 'by the blessing of so-and-so' or 'by the blessing of the Qur'an' in supplication

A question about a supplicant saying 'O God, grant me this matter by the blessing of so-and-so, or by the blessing of the Qur'an', in which Ibn Baz answered that there is no harm in it if so-and-so had a part in the matter, otherwise it is a falsehood, and that seeking a means through one's reading and memorisation of the Qur'an does no harm, since it is seeking a means through God's speech. ¹

The questioner asked: what is the ruling if someone says 'O God, grant me this matter by the blessing of so-and-so, or by the blessing of the Qur'an'? ¹

Ibn Baz answered that if so-and-so had a part in bringing the matter about, or could have had one, there is no harm, as in 'O God, ease my affair by the blessing of so-and-so', 'O God, settle my debt through so-and-so', or 'O God, relieve me through so-and-so', meaning through his agency; but where the person had no part in it, the statement is a falsehood. ¹ He said that if someone says 'O God, forgive me by my reading of the Qur'an, by my knowledge of the Qur'an, by my recitation of the Qur'an, or by my memorisation of the Qur'an', this does no harm, because the Qur'an is God's speech, so it is seeking a means through God's speech. ¹

This answer was published on binbaz.org.sa, the official site of Ibn Baz's legacy, as no. 4070, with no date on the page. ¹ The museum records this text as a historical document attributed to the body or scholar that issued it; it issues no ruling of its own.