Reconciling the negation of the benefit of intercession with the Prophet’s intercession for his uncle

Question:
The questioner: How do we reconcile the statement of Allah the Exalted, with him the verse? That is, when he wanted to seek forgiveness for his uncle Abu Talib, and his intercession (peace and blessings be upon him) for his uncle on the Day of Resurrection to lighten the punishment for him.

Answer:
We answered this during the discussion, and we said that the verse does not say that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sought forgiveness. The intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for his uncle Abu Talib to lighten the punishment for him is not a matter of seeking forgiveness, but rather a matter of lightening the punishment for him. However, you may ask how we combine the statement of Allah the Exalted, with the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for his uncle Abu Talib, since it benefited him? This is what the question and answer should be: We say that it did not benefit him by taking him out of the Fire, just as the intercession of the intercessors does not benefit by taking one out of the Fire. Allah the Exalted said, they are separated from it, but it benefited him only by lightening the punishment for him.