Explaining the Meaning of Intercession: Honoring the Intercessor and Benefiting the One for Whom Intercession Is Made
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Question:
This questioner, O Shaykh Salih, says: Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that intercession implies two things: honoring the intercessor and benefiting the one for whom intercession is made. It would be appreciated if Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, could explain this statement.
Answer:
Yes. Allah honors the intercessor by granting 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 made. Yes.
This questioner, O Shaykh Salih, says: Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that intercession implies two things: honoring the intercessor and benefiting the one for whom intercession is made. It would be appreciated if Your Eminence, Shaykh Salih al-Fawzan, could explain this statement.
Answer:
Yes. Allah honors the intercessor by granting 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
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 03/120 — archive.org (4:04)
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