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The Prophet's intercession ﷺ is not denied by any Muslim
Original (Arabic): https://binbaz.org.sa/fatwas/27/لا-ينكر-مسلم-شفاعة-الرسول
Question: Do the Wahhabis deny the intercession of the Messenger, upon him be salah and peace?
Answer: It is not hidden from any sensible person who has studied the biography of the Imam Sheikh Muhammad ibn Abdul Wahhab and his followers that they are innocent of this claim; for the Imam, may Allah have mercy on him, affirmed in his writings, especially in Kitab al-Tawhid and Kashf al-Shubuhat, the intercession of the Messenger ﷺ for his ummah on the Day of Resurrection. From this it becomes known that the Shaykh, may Allah's mercy be upon him, and his followers do not deny his intercession, upon him be peace and blessings, nor the intercession of other prophets, angels, believers, and the children who died before puberty; rather, they affirm it just as Allah and His Messenger affirmed it, and our righteous predecessors proceeded upon that in accordance with the evidence from the Book and the sunnah.
And thereby it becomes clear to you that what has been reported concerning the Shaykh and his followers denying the intercession of the Prophet ﷺ among the falsest of falsehoods, and among the means of turning people away from the path of Allah and of lying against those who call to it. What the Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him, and his followers denounced was only the seeking of it from the dead and the like of them; but it can only occur after Allah's permission to the intercessor and His being pleased with the one interceded for, as He, Mighty and Majestic, said:And He, Glory be to Him, said:And He, Glory be to Him, said concerning the angels: And He, Glory be to Him, is not pleased with anything but tawhid; as for the polytheists, they have no share in intercession, as He, Glory be to Him, said: And He, the Mighty and Majestic, said:.
We ask Allah to grant us and you success in that which pleases Him, and well-being and safety from all that angers Him.. And Allah is the Grantor of success.[1].
And thereby it becomes clear to you that what has been reported concerning the Shaykh and his followers denying the intercession of the Prophet ﷺ among the falsest of falsehoods, and among the means of turning people away from the path of Allah and of lying against those who call to it. What the Shaykh, may Allah have mercy on him, and his followers denounced was only the seeking of it from the dead and the like of them; but it can only occur after Allah's permission to the intercessor and His being pleased with the one interceded for, as He, Mighty and Majestic, said:
ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ ٱلۡحَيُّ ٱلۡقَيُّومُۚ لَا تَأۡخُذُهُۥ سِنَةٞ وَلَا نَوۡمٞۚ لَّهُۥ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ مَن ذَا ٱلَّذِي يَشۡفَعُ عِندَهُۥٓ إِلَّا بِإِذۡنِهِۦۚ يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡۖ وَلَا يُحِيطُونَ بِشَيۡءٖ مِّنۡ عِلۡمِهِۦٓ إِلَّا بِمَا شَآءَۚ وَسِعَ كُرۡسِيُّهُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضَۖ وَلَا يَـُٔودُهُۥ حِفۡظُهُمَاۚ وَهُوَ ٱلۡعَلِيُّ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ
Allah! La ilaha illa Huwa (none has the right to be worshipped but He), the Ever Living, the One Who sustains and protects all that exists. Neither slumber, nor sleep overtake Him. To Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His Permission? He knows what happens to them (His creatures) in this world, and what will happen to them in the Hereafter. And they will never compass anything of His Knowledge except that which He wills. His Kursi extends over the heavens and the earth, and He feels no fatigue in guarding and preserving them. And He is the Most High, the Most Great. [This Verse 2:255 is called Ayat-ul-Kursi.]
Qur'an 2:255 — trans. Hilali & Khan
۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ
And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He wills and pleases.
Qur'an 53:26 — trans. Hilali & Khan
يَعۡلَمُ مَا بَيۡنَ أَيۡدِيهِمۡ وَمَا خَلۡفَهُمۡ وَلَا يَشۡفَعُونَ إِلَّا لِمَنِ ٱرۡتَضَىٰ وَهُم مِّنۡ خَشۡيَتِهِۦ مُشۡفِقُونَ
He knows what is before them, and what is behind them, and they cannot intercede except for him with whom He is pleased. And they stand in awe for fear of Him.
Qur'an 21:28 — trans. Hilali & Khan
فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمۡ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ
So no intercession of intercessors will be of any use to them.
Qur'an 74:48 — trans. Hilali & Khan
وَأَنذِرۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةِ إِذِ ٱلۡقُلُوبُ لَدَى ٱلۡحَنَاجِرِ كَٰظِمِينَۚ مَا لِلظَّٰلِمِينَ مِنۡ حَمِيمٖ وَلَا شَفِيعٖ يُطَاعُ
And warn them (O Muhammad) of the Day that is drawing near (i.e. the Day of Resurrection), when the hearts will be choking the throats, and they can neither return them (hearts) to their chests nor can they throw them out. There will be no friend, nor an intercessor for the Zalimun (polytheists and wrong-doers, etc.), who could be given heed to.
Qur'an 40:18 — trans. Hilali & Khan
We ask Allah to grant us and you success in that which pleases Him, and well-being and safety from all that angers Him.. And Allah is the Grantor of success.[1].
- Majmu' Fatawa wa Maqalat Mutanawwi'ah li al-Shaykh Ibn Baz (1/376)