This Is My Faith - Al-fatlawi, Ali - الصفحة ٥٣ - is not Polytheistic
when they need to do something that takes physical effort. Is it against what you just said?
Hasan: Unfortunately, many of those with some ideological knowledge mock people who say this, not knowing that these people do not mean to manage without Allah, Praised Be His Name, nor do they mean that Imam Ali (PBUH) is able to manage their needs. Not at all! Imam Ali (PBUH) is one of the creatures of the Glorious Allah; Imam Ali (PBUH) and his sons spent all their lives following and worshipping the Almighty Allah asking only Him for assistance.
So, we believe that Imam Ali (PBUH) is a creature of the Almighty Allah as he is totally in need for Him and he cannot manage without Him. At the same time, we believe that Imam Ali (PBUH) is the successor and the guardian of the Prophet of the Allah; he is also of a very high status to the Glorious Allah as he is a person of distinction. That is why we beseech to him for the status and the distinction he has to the Almighty Allah so our God help us with our needs.
That is what Prophet Suleiman (PBUH) did when he asked for help from Asif Bin Barkhiya to move – God