Is intercession (shafa'ah) exclusive to the prophets, or is it for everyone who fulfills its conditions?
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Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. Also, among the questions that came in, this questioner says: Is the intercession on the Day of Resurrection, which does not occur except by His permission, for everyone who fulfills its conditions, or is it exclusive to the prophets?
Answer:
Yes, Allah’s honor for the intercessor is that He grants him permission to intercede, because no one intercedes with Allah except by His permission[Al-Baqarah 2:255] He grants permission to whomever He wills to intercede as an honor for him. It is also a mercy for the one for whom intercession is sought. Yes.
May Allah reward you and bless you. Also, among the questions that came in, this questioner says: Is the intercession on the Day of Resurrection, which does not occur except by His permission, for everyone who fulfills its conditions, or is it exclusive to the prophets?
Answer:
Yes, Allah’s honor for the intercessor is that He grants him permission to intercede, because no one intercedes with Allah except by His permission
Who is it that can intercede with Him except by His permission?
مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَشْفَعُ عِندَهُ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7570 — youtube.com (14:49)
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