Prohibiting Intercession in the Punishments Prescribed by Allah
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Question:
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. You mentioned, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, the regret of Usamah and the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of intercession. If this limit, which is merely intercession, caused this noble Companion to regret it and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it, then what about what you mentioned regarding attempts to abandon it or dilute it? Intercession in these matters is a crime, so how much more so is diluting it or abandoning it?
Answer:
There is no doubt that intercession in these matters and mediation to drop them is prohibited. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 1978b
Benefits from the explanation of the book *Iqtida' al-Sirat al-Mustaqim li-Mukhalafat Ahl al-Jahim* by Ibn Taymiyyah. You mentioned, Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, the regret of Usamah and the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibition of intercession. If this limit, which is merely intercession, caused this noble Companion to regret it and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) prohibited it, then what about what you mentioned regarding attempts to abandon it or dilute it? Intercession in these matters is a crime, so how much more so is diluting it or abandoning it?
Answer:
There is no doubt that intercession in these matters and mediation to drop them is prohibited. For this reason, the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Avoid the punishments prescribed by Allah among yourselves. If the punishments reach the authority, then Allah has cursed the intercessor and the one for whom intercession is made. And he said: Whoever's intercession prevents a punishment prescribed by Allah from being carried out has opposed Allah in His command.
تعافوا الحدود فيما بينكم فإذا بلغت الحدود السلطان فلعن الله الشافع والمشفع. وقال من حالت شفاعته دون حد من حدود الله فقد ضاد الله في أمره.cursed him who accommodated an innovator
لعن الله من آوى محدثا.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [872] تحريم الشفاعة في حدود الله |فوائد شرح اقتضاء الصراط المستقيم|الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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