“My intercession will be exclusively for those who bear...

“My intercession will be exclusively for those who bear witness of His oneness with a pure heart of whose tongue testify the heart and vise versa.” [^6] Holy Prophet (S) said: اِنَّ اللهَ يَخْرُجُ قَوْمًا مِنَ النَّارِ بِالشَّفَاعَةِ. “Surely one group will be extracted from hell by intercession.” [^7] Holy Prophet (S) said: يَشْفَعُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ اَلْاَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الْعُلَمَاءُ ثُمَّ الشُّهَدَاءُ.

“On the day of judgement first to do intercession will be the prophets, learned people and then martyrs.” [^8] Holy Prophet (S) said to attendant: قَالَ لِخَادِمِه مَا حَاجَتُكَ؟ “Do you have any need?” حَاجَتِيْ اَنْ تَشْفَعَ لِيْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ. “He said my need is that you do intercession on the day of judgement.” وَ مَنْ دَلَّكَ عَلٰي هٰذَا؟ “Prophet asked from whom you have learnt to seek intercession from me?” قَالَ رَبِّي He replied: From my Lord.

اَمَّا فَاَعِنِّيْ بِكَثْرَتِ السُّجُوْدِ. Holy Prophet (S) said: “Then you help me in my intercession by your prostration.” [^9] Holy Prophet (S) said: مَنْ صَلّي عَلٰي مُحَمَّدٍ وَ قَالَ اَللّهُمَّ اَنَزَلَهُ الْمَقْعَدَ الْمُقَرَّبَ عِنْدَكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ جَبَ لَه شَفَاعَتِيْ. “One who sends blessing on Muhammad (S) and prays to Lord to appoint you (Holy Prophet (S)) on the position near to You and my intercession becomes obligatory.

(one should bear in my, that blessing on me will be complete only when he sends blessings on my progeny too.)” [^10] The above traditions are mostly from the companions of Holy Prophet (S) now we quote below few traditions from the reliable books of the Shias on the subject of intercession. Few Traditions From The Books Of Shias Holy Prophet (S) said: اِنِّي لَاَشْفَعُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَاُشْفَعُ وَ يَشْفَعُ عَلِيٌّ فُيُشْفَعُ وَ يَشْفَعُ اَهْلُ بَيْتِيْ فَيُشْفَعُوْنَ.

“Undoubtedly I will intercede on the day of judgement and it will be accepted, Hazrat ‘Ali (a.s.) will also intercede and it will be also accepted, and my progeny will also intercede and it will be also accepted.” [^11] Holy Prophet (S) said: اِنَّ مِنْ اُمَّتِيْ مِنْ سَيَّدٍ اَحَلَّ اللهُ الْجَنَّةَ بِشَفَاعِتِه اَكْثَرُ مِنْ مُضِرٍّ.

“There are such people in my Ummat, by whose intercession persons more than the Tribe of Mazhar (the biggest tribe of Arabia) will enter Heaven.” [^12] Hazrat ‘Ali (a.s.) said: لَنَا شَفَاعَةٌ وَ لِاَهْلِ مَوَدَّتِنَا شَفَاعَةٌ.