Qastallānī has established in his al-Mawāhib-ul-laduniyyah (1...

Qastallānī has established in his al-Mawāhib-ul-laduniyyah (1:81-2; 4:594) with the help of various traditions the principle of prayer through the mediation of the Holy Prophet*(Peac Be Up Him and His Household)* . Imam Zurqānī also confirms it in his Commentary (1:118-20; 12:220-1). Hadith-expert, Ibn-ul-Jawzī cites this tradition in the first chapter of his book, al-Wafā bi-ahwāl-il-Mustafā (1:33) and considers it sahīh (sound).

In the introduction of the book he says, “In this book I do not mix the sound hadith with the false.” He also mentions the version of Maysarah on the same page whereby the holy Prophet*(Peac Be Up Him and His Household)* says, “When Satan deceived Adam and Eve, and they repented and sought intercession from Allah with my name.” Ibn-ul-Jawzī also says in the chapter concerning “the Prophet’s superiority over the other prophets” in the same book (1:359), “Part of the exposition of his…