Alleviating the Punishment of Abu Talib and the Intercession of the Prophet
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is the alleviation of the punishment of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) uncle considered part of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) intercession for him?
Answer:
Specifically, this is a special intercession. Allah said regarding the disbelieving polytheists:[Al-Muddaththir 74:48] So the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) intercession for his uncle, even though he was a polytheist, is a special intercession belonging to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). It is an intercession that did not take him out of the Fire, but rather an intercession that merely alleviated the punishment for him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Is the alleviation of the punishment of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) uncle considered part of the Prophet’s (peace and blessings be upon him) intercession for him?
Answer:
Specifically, this is a special intercession. Allah said regarding the disbelieving polytheists:
So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَاعَةُ الشَّافِعِينَ
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل ومن كيده العجيب : أنه يشام النفس حتى يعلم أي القوتين تغلب عليها — islamhouse.com (58:37)
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