These two matters are: (1) Asking for shafa'a is the same as asking for du'a.

These two matters are: (1) Asking for shafa'a is the same as asking for du'a. (2) Requesting for du'a from some worthy person is a recommended ( mustahab ) order. 1. Asking for Shafa'a is the same as asking for Du'a The intercession of the Holy Prophet (s) and other true intercessors is nothing but du'a and eulogy before Allah owing to the proximity and the position which they have before Allah. It is due to their du'a that Allah bestows His mercy and Grace upon the sinners and forgives them.

Asking for du'a from one believer (what if it is asked from the Holy Prophet) is an approved affair and none amongst the Islamic scholars whether Wahhabis or Non-Wahhabis have doubt in its authenticity. Of course it cannot be said that the reality of shafa'a in all the stations of mahshar is this very du'a before Allah.

But one can say that one of its clear meanings is du'a and the one who says: يا وجيهاً عند الله اشفع لنا عند الله “O the one who has a position before Allah intercede for us from Allah.” denotes the same meaning. Nizamuddin al-Naysaburi while interpreting the verse من يشفع شفاعة سيّئة يكن له كفل منها “And whoever joins himself (to another) in an evil cause shall have the responsibility of it.

(Nisa 4:85)” It is narrated from Muqatil as such: الشفاعة إلى الله إنما هى الدعوة لمُسلم “The reality of shafa'a is performing du'a for the Muslims . ” It is also narrated from the Holy Prophet (s) that anyone who performs du'a for his Muslim brother will be accepted and an angel will cry out: “The same shall be for you too.” Ibn Taymiyya is one of those who believe’s that the request for du'a from a living person is correct.

(Ghafir 40:7)” He says: “This verse shows that the shafa'a performed by the carriers of ‘arsh (Throne) is only in connection with the sinners.” [^2] Similarly, the shafa'a of the Holy Prophet (s) and other Prophets with regards to the same group (i.e.