And we believe in the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for the people of Paradise to enter it, and it is specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
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The Shaykh :"We believe in the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for the people of Paradise to enter it, and it is specific to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)".
This is because when the people of Paradise cross the Sirat, they stop at a bridge between Paradise and the Fire, where they take revenge on one another for wrongs committed, and their hearts are washed of resentment and hatred, until they enter Paradise in the best state. When they reach the gates of Paradise, they do not find them open. The people of the Fire[Az-Zumar 39:71] are in a state of continuous humiliation and immediate punishment, but the people of Paradise are not; they enter with fear, they enter with fear. When they arrive, they find it locked, so they need intercession. Who will intercede? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). I do not know if the people at that time go immediately to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) because they know that none of the awliya (close friends of Allah) other than him can intercede, or if the Messenger intercedes without being asked? Allah knows best; I do not know, and no knowledge of this has reached me.
The important point is that the Messenger intercedes for the gates of Paradise to be opened for its people. What about anyone else? He does not intercede, because if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) intercedes and the gates are opened, we do not need intercession; everything is finished, and the people of Paradise enter Paradise by the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). This intercession is specific to him.
He also has another intercession specific to him, which is his intercession for a disbeliever. No one can intercede for a disbeliever, because Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Anbya 21:28] and the disbeliever is not acceptable to Allah, except for one disbeliever who asked the Messenger for permission to intercede for him, and He granted him permission, and that was Abu Talib. Allah granted His Prophet permission to intercede for Abu Talib not because he was the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) uncle, for the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) father was closer to him than his uncle, and yet he did not intercede for him. The Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) mother, and a mother is the most deserving of people of good companionship, Allah did not grant His Messenger permission to seek forgiveness for her, and she was his mother, and seeking forgiveness is intercession. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked his Lord for permission to seek forgiveness for his mother, but Allah did not grant him permission, because Allah does not forgive His enemy at all. So he asked for permission to visit her grave, and He granted him permission. He visits her grave out of consideration and natural affection, not religious devotion, but he did not supplicate for her forgiveness or mercy, nor did he intercede for her, even though her bond with him was stronger than Abu Talib's bond, and the bond of the Prophet's (peace and blessings be upon him) father with the Prophet was stronger than the bond of his uncle with him. Is that so, Ahmad, or are you not with us? Good.
But Allah granted the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) permission to intercede for Abu Talib because Abu Talib did praiseworthy efforts in defending the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); he defended him and struggled for him, and he made enemies of Quraysh for his sake, and he said: "By Allah, we will not hand him over to you." So Allah the Mighty and Majestic thanked him for this deed and granted His Messenger permission to intercede for him, so he interceded for him. But what was the result? He was in shallow fire, with two sandals on his feet from which his brain boiled, and he saw that he was the most severely punished of people. He did not see that anyone else was like him or that anyone else was less severe than him, because if he had seen that someone else was like him, the matter would have been easier for him, is that not so? Because when a person shares a tragedy with another or sees it as greater than his own, what happens? He feels sorry for him and it becomes easier for him. For this reason, Allah the Mighty and Majestic says:[Az-Zukhruf 43:39] It will not benefit you, nor will you console one another.
And al-Khansa said, mourning her brother Sakhr:
"And if it were not for the multitude of mourners around me *** for their brothers, I would have killed myself
They do not mourn one like my brother, but *** I console my soul for him by taking comfort in others".
Is that clear, everyone?
Abu Talib is the least severely punished of the people of the Fire, despite this great punishment, and I seek refuge in Allah. Two sandals of fire from which his brain boils, which is the highest part of his body, so what about what is below that, which is closer to the sandals of fire, which is more severe and more severe? And he sees that he is what? The most severely punished of the people of the Fire. Did you understand? This intercession is specific to whom? To the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). No one intercedes for any disbeliever, no matter who he is, even if we assume that a disbeliever among people defended Islam today and stood with the Muslims against their enemies, no one intercedes for him, because this is specific to the specific, specific to the specific for the specific. Specific to whom? To the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Specific to Abu Talib, even the Messenger does not intercede for anyone other than Abu Talib, in the specific case of Abu Talib. It is not possible for him to intercede for anyone, even if he defended Islam with the greatest defense, except for this man. Good.
This is because when the people of Paradise cross the Sirat, they stop at a bridge between Paradise and the Fire, where they take revenge on one another for wrongs committed, and their hearts are washed of resentment and hatred, until they enter Paradise in the best state. When they reach the gates of Paradise, they do not find them open. The people of the Fire
until, when they reach it, its gates are opened
حتى إذا جاؤوها فتحت أبوابهاThe important point is that the Messenger intercedes for the gates of Paradise to be opened for its people. What about anyone else? He does not intercede, because if the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) intercedes and the gates are opened, we do not need intercession; everything is finished, and the people of Paradise enter Paradise by the intercession of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). This intercession is specific to him.
He also has another intercession specific to him, which is his intercession for a disbeliever. No one can intercede for a disbeliever, because Allah the Exalted said:
and they cannot intercede except on behalf of one whom He approves
ولا يشفعون إلا لمن ارتضىBut Allah granted the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) permission to intercede for Abu Talib because Abu Talib did praiseworthy efforts in defending the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him); he defended him and struggled for him, and he made enemies of Quraysh for his sake, and he said: "By Allah, we will not hand him over to you." So Allah the Mighty and Majestic thanked him for this deed and granted His Messenger permission to intercede for him, so he interceded for him. But what was the result? He was in shallow fire, with two sandals on his feet from which his brain boiled, and he saw that he was the most severely punished of people. He did not see that anyone else was like him or that anyone else was less severe than him, because if he had seen that someone else was like him, the matter would have been easier for him, is that not so? Because when a person shares a tragedy with another or sees it as greater than his own, what happens? He feels sorry for him and it becomes easier for him. For this reason, Allah the Mighty and Majestic says:
And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.
ولن ينفعكم اليوم إذ ظلمتم أنكم في العذاب مشتركونAnd al-Khansa said, mourning her brother Sakhr:
"And if it were not for the multitude of mourners around me *** for their brothers, I would have killed myself
They do not mourn one like my brother, but *** I console my soul for him by taking comfort in others".
Is that clear, everyone?
Abu Talib is the least severely punished of the people of the Fire, despite this great punishment, and I seek refuge in Allah. Two sandals of fire from which his brain boils, which is the highest part of his body, so what about what is below that, which is closer to the sandals of fire, which is more severe and more severe? And he sees that he is what? The most severely punished of the people of the Fire. Did you understand? This intercession is specific to whom? To the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). No one intercedes for any disbeliever, no matter who he is, even if we assume that a disbeliever among people defended Islam today and stood with the Muslims against their enemies, no one intercedes for him, because this is specific to the specific, specific to the specific for the specific. Specific to whom? To the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Specific to Abu Talib, even the Messenger does not intercede for anyone other than Abu Talib, in the specific case of Abu Talib. It is not possible for him to intercede for anyone, even if he defended Islam with the greatest defense, except for this man. Good.