Is a person's request for a pious man or scholar to pray for him after his death considered a form of seeking blessings (tabarruk), or is it a solace derived from someone whose prayer is hoped to be beneficial?

Scholars have differed regarding who has the most right to lead the prayer over the deceased. The preponderant view is that the executor (wasi) of the deceased has the most right. The deceased's recommendation that a specific person lead their funeral prayer is legislated and has a valid purpose, which is the selection of someone whose supplication and intercession are hoped to be answered due to their righteousness and piety. Ibn Qudamah supported this by citing the consensus of the Companions, as a number of them recommended that specific individuals, other than their close relatives (awliya'), lead their funeral prayers. He affirmed that this is a right of the deceased and a choice for someone who is outwardly more righteous and whose supplication is more likely to be answered.