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26 June 2021 • 3.0K views
Shafā‘ah is something totally dependent on Allāh. It is a blessing which Allāh grants to whoever He wishes from His creation. It is not a right that anyone can claim from Allāh. No one is able to intercede unless Allāh grants them permission to do so, and even after this, their intercession will not be accepted, unless Allāh is pleased with the people on whose behalf intercession is sought.
Thus, for Shafā‘ah to be accepted it must fulfil two conditions:
1. the person seeking Shafā‘ah must be granted permission by Allah to intercede.
2. the one on whose behalf intercession is sought must be one whom Allah is pleased with.
These two conditions are combined in the statement of Allāh:
{وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكࣲ فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِی شَفَـٰعَتُهُمۡ شَیۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن یَأۡذَنَ الله لِمَن یَشَاۤءُ وَیَرۡضَىٰۤ}
“˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves.”
[Sūrah An-Najm 26]
If the above conditions are not met, the Shafā‘ah will not be accepted (i.e. It will be Shafā‘ah Manfiyyah)