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Oh Yes. Vanya is very right. I thought you were talking about using a pore filler like Behlen's makes. I've used that before, with good results, but that's just for the tiny wood pores. It isn't for dents or holes of noticeable size.
The mineral spirits suggestion was just so you can look for obvious sanding mistakes that you can remove before staining. Once the staining is done, if any sanding is done at all, it needs to be really light and with a very fine (400 grit at least) sandpaper. Any 'determined sanding' after the stain will most likely mess up what you've done so far by removing stain in various places. That's a mistake I've made and won't make again.
But...if you do mix the tint in with the final finish, you can sand with very fine sandpaper as you apply the tinted oil. That approach will fill wood pores also and it won't sand off the stain since you are applying as you sand. I've never done it that way, but it should work.
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