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26 June 2021 • 3.1K views
If we look at the verses in the Qur'ān which speak about Shafā‘ah, we find some stating that no Shafā‘ah will be accepted in the Hereafter; eg:
{وَٱتَّقُوا۟ یَوۡمࣰا لَّا تَجۡزِی نَفۡسٌ عَن نَّفۡسࣲ شَیۡـࣰٔا وَلَا یُقۡبَلُ مِنۡهَا شَفَـٰعَةࣱ وَلَا یُؤۡخَذُ مِنۡهَا عَدۡلࣱ وَلَا هُمۡ یُنصَرُونَ}
“Guard yourselves against the Day on which no soul will be of help to another. No intercession will be accepted, no ransom taken, and no help will be given.”
[Sūrah Al-Baqarah 48]
Meanwhile, other verses in the Qur'ān affirm the complete opposite; that Shafā‘ah will be accepted.
The scholars have combined between these seemingly contradictory verses and concluded that Shafā‘ah is two types:
The first type is الشفاعة المنفية = the Shafā‘ah that is denied and not accepted by Allāh.
The second type is الشفاعة المثبتة = the Shafā‘ah that is affirmed and accepted by Allāh.
Therefore, the verses which say no Shafā‘ah will be accepted only relate to الشفاعة المنفية, i.e. Allāh will not accept Shafā‘ah Al-Manfiyyah.