Questions on the Explanation of the Book of Nullifiers of Islam

The questioner:
There is one of the teachers at our College of Sharia in Riyadh who said that the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for those whose good deeds and bad deeds are equal, and his intercession for those who have earned entry into the Fire so that they do not enter it, both of these are not established.

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
He says that the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for those whose good deeds and bad deeds are equal, and his intercession for those who have earned entry into the Fire so that they do not enter it, both of these are not established, and there is no evidence for them. Is his statement correct? Knowing that they are mentioned in most of the books of the people of knowledge?

The Shaykh:
As for his intercession for those whose good deeds and bad deeds are equal, I do not know, because it is said that these are the people of the 'Arafah, the people of the 'Arafah whose good deeds and bad deeds are equal. I do not recall that it was reported that he intercedes for the people of the 'Arafah or for those whose good deeds and bad deeds are equal. Rather, his intercession is for those who have earned the Fire from among the people of major sins, from the believers, so that they do not enter it, or for those who have entered it so that they are brought out of it. This is established, and no one denies it except the Mu'tazilah and the Khawarij. This is the position of the Khawarij and the Mu'tazilah; they are the ones who deny intercession for the people of major sins. If this teacher was influenced by their thought, perhaps that is the case.