Using the Hadith of Intercession as Evidence for the Faith of the One Who Abandons the Deeds of the Limbs
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Question:
The questioner says: Some scholars cite the Hadith of Intercession as evidence for the faith of the one who completely abandons the deeds of the limbs. They say that the Hadith of Intercession is among the clear, decisive verses and not among the ambiguous ones. What is your response, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
Intercession is for the one who abandons the deed entirely, while being willing and able. Who said this? Where is the evidence that intercession will benefit him? Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said regarding those who do not pray: “What benefit will the intercession of the intercessors have for them?” He, the Exalted, said:[Al-Muddaththir 74:42-43]. This is the first point. Then, in the conclusion, He said: “What benefit will the intercession of the intercessors have for them?”
Intercession only benefits those who commit major sins that are less than disbelief and less than shirk (associating partners with Allah). They are the ones for whom intercession is beneficial, by the permission of Allah. As for the one who reaches the level of disbelief or the level of shirk, intercession does not benefit him. Among them is the one who abandons the deed by choice while having the ability. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner says: Some scholars cite the Hadith of Intercession as evidence for the faith of the one who completely abandons the deeds of the limbs. They say that the Hadith of Intercession is among the clear, decisive verses and not among the ambiguous ones. What is your response, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
Intercession is for the one who abandons the deed entirely, while being willing and able. Who said this? Where is the evidence that intercession will benefit him? Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said regarding those who do not pray: “What benefit will the intercession of the intercessors have for them?” He, the Exalted, said:
(42) [And asking them], "What put you into Saqar?" (43) They will say, "We were not of those who prayed,
مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِي سَقَرَ قَالُوا لَمْ نَكُ مِنَ الْمُصَلِّينَIntercession only benefits those who commit major sins that are less than disbelief and less than shirk (associating partners with Allah). They are the ones for whom intercession is beneficial, by the permission of Allah. As for the one who reaches the level of disbelief or the level of shirk, intercession does not benefit him. Among them is the one who abandons the deed by choice while having the ability. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ - 1 — islamhouse.com (55:39)
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