Is it permissible to take compensation for intercession on behalf of creatures in this world, and to make it a profession from which one earns a living?
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Question:
Is it permissible to take compensation for intercession on behalf of creatures in this world, and to make it a profession from which one earns a living?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)Bulugh al-Maram 7:77 because intercession is intended as a means of drawing near to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), and one does not take a wage in this world for drawing near to Him. Yes.
Is it permissible to take compensation for intercession on behalf of creatures in this world, and to make it a profession from which one earns a living?
Answer:
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) forbade that. He said (peace and blessings be upon him)
Whoever intercedes for his brother and that one gives him a gift for that (intercession) which he accepts, he has engaged in one of the most terrible types of Riba (undeserving increase in something).
من شفع لأخيه شفاعة فأهدى إليه هدية فقبلها فإنما أتى بابا عظيما من الربا،
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 330 - هل يجوز أخذ العوض عن الشفاعة للمخلوقين في الدنيا واتخاذها مهنة يتكسب منها؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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