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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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B - His (peace and blessings be upon him) intercession for the people of Paradise to enter Paradise.

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The Shaykh : Upon the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him),
go to Muhammad the Slave of Allah whose past and future sins were forgiven by Allah ويقول اذهبوا إلى محمد عبد غفر الله له ما تقدم من ذنبه وما تأخر
Sahih al-Bukhari 4476
They come to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and ask him to intercede for them with Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to relieve them from this great standing. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) seeks permission from his Lord (Mighty and Majestic) to intercede, and He grants him permission. Allah intercedes for him, and He (Mighty and Majestic) descends to judge between the servants in a manner befitting His Majesty. He judges between the servants. This is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). All the resolute prophets make excuses, and some do not make excuses but refer the matter to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), namely Isa (Jesus). The intercession is not completed for anyone other than the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The second type is his intercession for the people of Paradise to enter Paradise. That is, when the people of Paradise arrive at Paradise, they find the door closed. They ask who will intercede for them, and the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) intercedes for them. He intercedes with Allah to open the door of Paradise for the people of Paradise, and He opens it for them. This is specific to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). I want to ask: Allah the Exalted said in Surat al-Zumar:
And those who disbelieved will be driven to Hell in groups until, when they reach it, its gates are opened وسيق الذين كفروا إلى جهنم زمرا حتى إذا جاءوها فتحت أبوابها
[Az-Zumar 39:71]
Yes, and He said regarding Paradise:
But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened وسيق الذين اتقوا ربهم إلى الجنة زمرا حتى إذا جاءوها وفتحت أبوابها
[Az-Zumar 39:73]
Why did He say "opened" in the first instance and "and opened" in the second? Because in the second instance, there is no opening except after the intercession. That is, when they came and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) interceded and the doors were opened, they entered. This is part of the eloquence of the Qur'an. As for those among the grammarians who claimed that the "waw" is superfluous or that it is the "waw" of the eight, their statement is not correct. Rather, the "waw" is a conjunction, and what it is conjoined to is omitted and implied.
Source alathar.net

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