How Does One Make Tawassul Through The Prophet?

How does one make tawassul through the Prophet?

In the name of Allah, Most Compassionate, Most Merciful,

Al-Mardawi in his book al-Insaf fi Ma`rifat al-Rajih min al-Khilaf `ala Madhhab al-Imam al-Mubajjal Ahmad ibn Hanbal (3:456) and Ibn Muflih in his Furu` (1:595) related that the wording preferred by Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal, Allah be well-pleased with him, is: “O Allah! I am turning to you with your Prophet, the Prophet of mercy. O Muhammad! I am turning with you to my Lord for the fulfillment of my need.”

Note that this wording is the one taught by the Prophet, Allah bless him and greet him, to the blind man in the famous sahih hadith narrated by Imam al-Tirmidhi and others.

For further reading on this, see QUESTIONS ON TAWASSUL

Hajj Gibril