The Difference Between the Intercessor and the One Who Is Interceded For
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between the intercessor (shafi') and the one who is interceded for (mushaffa')?
The Shaykh:
The intercessor and the one who is interceded for are the same, but the one who is interceded for is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). The one who is interceded for through the removal of hardship, whereas the intercessor is the intercessor himself. Yes.
The questioner:
May the honor be upon the one who prevails.
The Shaykh:
Between the intercessor and the one who is interceded for, not between the intercessor and the one who is interceded for. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the difference between the intercessor (shafi') and the one who is interceded for (mushaffa')?
The Shaykh:
The intercessor and the one who is interceded for are the same, but the one who is interceded for is Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He). The one who is interceded for through the removal of hardship, whereas the intercessor is the intercessor himself. Yes.
The questioner:
May the honor be upon the one who prevails.
The Shaykh:
Between the intercessor and the one who is interceded for, not between the intercessor and the one who is interceded for. Yes.
Source
شرح قاعدة جليلة في التوسل والوسيلة، بداية من قوله : ثم قال في الحكاية : استقبله واستشفع به فيشفعك الله — islamhouse.com (1:11:17)
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