The Ruling on Intercession and Traveling to Pray with a Specific Imam
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The questioner:
In the science of qadar (divine decree), leaving aside the exaggeration in discussing qadar, yes, the rest of the creed is essential. He claims the oneness of Allah, he knows the names of Allah, and he believes in them. What some of the Salaf disliked were the exaggerations regarding qadar. Allah is sufficient regarding intercession in His saying[Al-Muddaththir 74:48], such as His saying, the Exalted: [An-Najm 53:26]
The Shaykh:
We consider them disbelievers.
The questioner:
That the verses clarify that it is as if there is intercession.
The Shaykh:
Intercession does not benefit except by the permission of Allah and His pleasure.
The questioner:
For the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
The Shaykh:
As for those whom the intercession of the intercessors does not benefit, they are the disbelievers, from[Ghafir 40:18] they are the disbelievers, they have no intercession, and the intercession of no one benefits them.
The questioner:
But is it conceivable that.
The Shaykh:
If he intercedes out of ignorance, his intercession is of no benefit. Otherwise, not every Muslim knows about disbelief, and he is an intercessor. But a person may intercede while thinking he is qualified for intercession, yet his intercession is of no benefit to him.[Ghafir 40:18] that he be obeyed. A person may intercede out of ignorance, and Allah informs him that he is not fit for this.
The questioner:
I am pleased with him from the youth.
In the science of qadar (divine decree), leaving aside the exaggeration in discussing qadar, yes, the rest of the creed is essential. He claims the oneness of Allah, he knows the names of Allah, and he believes in them. What some of the Salaf disliked were the exaggerations regarding qadar. Allah is sufficient regarding intercession in His saying
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَAnd how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.
وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تُغْنِي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَىٰThe Shaykh:
We consider them disbelievers.
The questioner:
That the verses clarify that it is as if there is intercession.
The Shaykh:
Intercession does not benefit except by the permission of Allah and His pleasure.
The questioner:
For the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah).
The Shaykh:
As for those whom the intercession of the intercessors does not benefit, they are the disbelievers, from
no devoted friend and no intercessor [who is] obeyed.
لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلَا شَفِيعٍ يُطَاعُThe questioner:
But is it conceivable that.
The Shaykh:
If he intercedes out of ignorance, his intercession is of no benefit. Otherwise, not every Muslim knows about disbelief, and he is an intercessor. But a person may intercede while thinking he is qualified for intercession, yet his intercession is of no benefit to him.
For the wrongdoers there will be no devoted friend and no intercessor
مَا لِلظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ حَمِيمٍ وَلَا شَفِيعٍThe questioner:
I am pleased with him from the youth.
Source
لقاءات لابن باز - لقاء مع إخوة في الله - ابن باز - ٦ — archive.org (34:38)
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