Journey of the spirit, Lesson 17,

•The intercession (SHAFA’A)

The intercession (SHAFAA’A)• Allah has the right of the forgiveness to

his servants, same as the death, which he made EZRAEEL the chief commander of this responsibilities, and he assigns the angels to execute this responsibility. The same is here Allah (swt) has given the great intercession to the Prophet Mohammad (S), who will use a part of it, and he has given his Infallible (AS) house hold and other Prophets, so they will use this right and then they will give their beloved ones also some of this right too.

• So we can divide the Intercession into three categories:

1. The Prophet Mohammad (S)2. The other Prophets (S) and the

Infallibles (AS)3. The others, such as Parents, children,

Spouses, the scholars, the friends, the servant, the teacher and the scholar,…….

Levels of intercession in narrations:1. Intercession of the Prophet Mohammad (S), no eternity for Muslims who are in hell fire and did not have any grudge on the Infallibles (AS).

2. The AARAAF (Heights) intercession of the Infallibles (AS) including lady of light Fatima (AS) prevent from falling into the hell fire.

3. Others which will reduce the time on the Bridge of SIRAAT, these others as mentioned: Quraan, scholar, pious friend, spouse, teacher, martyr, servant, parents, children, blood relatives, neighbor, ………. And so on.(some of these narrations are subjected to further investigation)

Indication from the Quraan:• 5ل9ي7ه5 إ ث<م> ض5 ر7

9 األ7 و9 او9ات5 م9 الس> ل7ك< م< ل>ه< يعLا م5 ج9 اع9ة< ف9 الش> لSل>ه5 ق<لع<ون9 } ج9 {44ت<ر7

• [Shakir 39:44] Say: Allah's is the intercession altogether; His is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth, then to Him you shall be brought back.

5ذ7ن5ه5 ب5إ إ5ال> ن7د9ه< ع5 ع< ف9 ي9ش7 ال>ذ5ي ذ9ا م9ن• [2:255]who is he that can intercede with Him but

by His permission? • م9ن إ5ال> اع9ة9 ف9 الش> د<ون5ه5 م5ن ي9د7ع<ون9 ال>ذ5ين9 ل5ك< ي9م7 و9ال9

ي9ع7ل9م<ون9 و9ه<م7 Sق ب5ال7ح9 د9 ه5 And those [Shakir 43:86] ش9whom they call upon besides Him have no authority for intercession, but he who bears witness of the truth and they know (him).

دLا } ع9ه7 م9ن5 ح7 الر> ند9 ع5 ذ9 ات>خ9 م9ن5 إ5ال> اع9ة9 ف9 الش> ل5ك<ون9 ي9م7 {87ال9• [Shakir 19:87] They shall not control intercession,

save he who has made a covenant with the Beneficent Allah.ل5لن>اس5 ل<ك9 اع5 ج9 5نSي إ ال9 ق9 ن> 9ت9م>ه< أ ف9 ب5ك9ل5م9ات� ب�ه< ر9 يم9 اه5 5ب7ر9 إ اب7ت9ل9ى 5ذ5 إ و9

ين9 } الظ>ال5م5 د5ي ع9ه7 ي9ن9ال< ال9 ال9 ق9 ي>ت5ي Sذ<ر و9م5ن ال9 ق9 ا Lام {124إ5م9• [Shakir 2:124] And when his Lord tried Ibrahim

with certain words, he fulfilled them. He said: Surely I will make you an Imam of men. Ibrahim said: And of my offspring? My covenant does not include the unjust, said He.

Friends Intercession in the Quraan• ك9اظ5م5ين9 ر5 ن9اج5 ال7ح9 ل9د9ى ل<وب< ال7ق< 5ذ5 إ ة5 ز5ف9 اآل7 ي9و7م9 ه<م7 أ9نذ5ر7 و9

ي<ط9اع< } يع� ف5 ش9 و9ال9 م5يم� ح9 م5ن7 ل5لظ>ال5م5ين9 ا {18م9• [Shakir 40:18] And warn them of the day

that draws near, when hearts shall rise up to the throats, grieving inwardly; the unjust shall not have any compassionate friend nor any intercessor who should be obeyed.

د<ور< } الص� ي ف5 ت<خ7 ا و9م9 9ع7ي<ن5 األ7 ائ5ن9ة9 خ9 {19ي9ع7ل9م<• [Shakir 40:19] He knows the stealthy

looks and that which the breasts conceal.ين9 } ت>ق5 ال7م< إ5ال> ع9د<و� ل5ب9ع7ض� م7 ه< ب9ع7ض< ئ5ذ� ي9و7م9 ء ال> 9خ5 {67األ7

• [Shakir 43:67] The friends shall on that day be enemies one to another, except those who guard (against evil).

• ا } Lيم م5 ح9 م5يم� ح9 أ9ل< ي9س7 {10و9ال9• ئ5ذ� ي9و7م5 ع9ذ9اب5 م5ن7 ت9د5ي ي9ف7 ل9و7 ر5م< ال7م<ج7 د� ي9و9 م7 ون9ه< ر< ي<ب9ص>

يه5{ }11ب5ن5يه5 } أ9خ5 و9 ب9ت5ه5 اح5 ت<ؤ7ويه5{ 12و9ص9 ال>ت5ي يل9ت5ه5 و9ف9ص5{13}

يه5 } ي<نج5 ث<م> يعLا م5 ج9 ض5 ر79 األ7 ف5ي ل9ظ9ى{ 14و9م9ن ا 5ن>ه9 إ ك9ال>

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Evil ones will think of themselves• [70:10] And friend shall not ask of friend[70:11] (Though) they shall be made to see each other. The guilty one would fain redeem himself from the chastisement of that day by (sacrificing) his children [70:12] And his wife and his brother [70:13] And the nearest of his kinsfolk who gave him shelter, [70:14] And all those that are in the earth, (wishing) then (that) this might deliver him [70:15] By no means! Surely it is a flaming fire

و9ى } لSلش> Lاع9ة {16ن9ز>• [Shakir 70:16] Dragging by the head,

ت9و9ل>ى } و9 9د7ب9ر9 أ م9ن7 {17ت9د7ع<و• [Shakir 70:17] It shall claim him who

turned and fled (from truth),

Description of those who can intercede• لSين9 } ال7م<ص9 {22إ5ال>• [Shakir 70:22] Except those who pray,

د9ائ5م<ون9 } م7 ت5ه5 ال9 ص9 ع9ل9ى ه<م7 {23ال>ذ5ين9• [Shakir 70:23] Those who are constant

at their prayerع7ل<وم� } م> ق� ح9 م7 ال5ه5 و9 م7

أ9 ف5ي ال>ذ5ين9 {24و9• [Shakir 70:24] And those in whose

wealth there is a fixed portion.وم5 } ر< ال7م9ح7 و9 ائ5ل5 {25لSلس>

• [Shakir 70:25] For him who begs and for him who is denied (good)

الدSين5 } ب5ي9و7م5 دSق<ون9 ي<ص9 ال>ذ5ين9 {26و9• [Shakir 70:26] And those who accept

the truth of the judgment dayون9 } ق< ف5 م�ش7 بSه5م ر9 ع9ذ9اب5 مSن7 ه<م ال>ذ5ين9 {27و9

• [Shakir 70:27] And those who are fearful of the chastisement of their Lord--

م<ون� }أ7 م9 غ9ي7ر< م7 بSه5 ر9 ع9ذ9اب9 {28إ5ن>

More description of the intercessors

• [Shakir 70:28] Surely the chastisement of their Lord is (a thing) not to be felt secure of--

اف5ظ<ون9 } ح9 م7 ه5 وج5 ر< ل5ف< م7 ه< ال>ذ5ين9 {29و9• [Shakir 70:29] And those who guard their

private parts,ين9 ل<وم5 م9 غ9ي7ر< م7 5ن>ه< إ ف9 م7 ان<ه< 9ي7م9 أ ل9ك9ت7 م9 ا م9 و7

أ9 م7 ه5 و9اج5 أ9ز7 ع9ل9ى إ5ال>{30}

• [Shakir 70:30] Except in the case of their wives or those whom their right hands possess-- for these surely are not to be blamed,

ال7ع9اد<ون9 } م< ه< ل9ئ5ك9 و7أ< ف9 ذ9ل5ك9 اء و9ر9 اب7ت9غ9ى م9ن5 {31ف9

• [Shakir 70:31] But he who seeks to go beyond this, these it is that go beyond the limits--

اع<ون9 } ر9 د5ه5م7 و9ع9ه7 م7 ان9ات5ه5 9م9 أل5 ه<م7 ال>ذ5ين9 {32و9• [Shakir 70:32] And those who are faithful to

their trusts and their covenantائ5م<ون9 } ق9 م7 اد9ات5ه5 ه9 ب5ش9 ه<م ال>ذ5ين9 {33و9

• [Shakir 70:33] And those who are upright in their testimonies,

اف5ظ<ون9 } ي<ح9 م7 ت5ه5 ال9 ص9 ع9ل9ى ه<م7 ال>ذ5ين9 {34و9• [Shakir 70:34] And those who keep a guard on

their prayer,

Why the Intercession?• Why doesn’t God forgive all without this type

of procedure?• God wants people to appreciate the

intercessors, and show the people how important the position and the rank of the interceders is. So if we know such we will try to respect them in our world so that we can benefit from their intercession, may be, the only thing remains from me to enter the Paradise is the intercession of one person, and may be if I am deprived from that I may be stuck on the bride of SIRAAT for long time, and the intercession can decrease that time.

• So if we will respect and appreciate all those who have the right of intercession in this world, they will respect us on that difficult time, because it is a real intercession, if they wish not to do so, Allah will not push them to intercede, so there intercession makes a real change, not like some said that it does not have any real affect, and it is just a picture. But indeed it is a real intercession.

Conditions of Intercession: • Allah has made conditions of

intercession, there are people they will be deprived from the intercession, and the permission is not granted to the intercessors, those who are qualified for an intercession and God gives the permission to the intercessors, does not mean that they have to intercede, it is an option for the intercessors. So their intercession can make a difference, if they do not, then the sinner will be punished.

• Those who do not qualify to be interceded are:

Intercession will not benefit the:• ين5 } ال7ي9م5 اب9 ح9 ص7

أ9 {39إ5ال>• [Shakir 74:39] Except the people of the

right hand,اءل<ون9 } ي9ت9س9 ن>ات� ج9 {40ف5ي

• [Shakir 74:40] In gardens, they shall ask each other

ر5م5ين9 } ال7م<ج7 {41ع9ن5• [Shakir 74:41] About the guilty:

ر9 } ق9 س9 ف5ي ل9ك9ك<م7 س9 {42م9ا• [Shakir 74:42] What has brought you

into hell?لSين9 } ال7م<ص9 م5ن9 ن9ك< ل9م7 ال<وا {43ق9

• [Shakir 74:43] They shall say: We were not of those who prayed;

ك5ين9 } ال7م5س7 ن<ط7ع5م< ن9ك< ل9م7 {44و9• [Shakir 74:44] And we used not to feed

the poor;

Who else?• ين9 } ائ5ض5 ال7خ9 ع9 م9 ن9خ<وض< {45و9ك<ن>ا• [Shakir 74:45] And we used to enter

into vain discourse with those who entered into vain discourses.

الدSين5 } ب5ي9و7م5 ن<ك9ذSب< {46و9ك<ن>ا• [Shakir 74:46] And we used to call

the day of judgment a lie;ين< } ال7ي9ق5 9ت9ان9ا أ ت>ى {47ح9

• [Shakir 74:47] Till death overtook us.ع5ين9 } اف5 الش> اع9ة< ف9 ش9 م7 ع<ه< ت9نف9 ا م9 {48ف9

• [Shakir 74:48] So the intercession of intercessors shall not avail them.And it has been mentioned that those murderers, idol worshippers, enemies of the Infallibles (AS), those who continuously commit great sins,…refer to the narrations of Ahlul Bayt (AS).