Ask God that we will be worthy of it (intercession).

Ask God that we will be worthy of it (intercession).” He said: “It will be for all Muslims.[^4] In this hadith , it is clearly shown that the of the Prophet (S) are asking him for intercession, saying, “Ask God that…” The Holy Qur’an also states: ﴿ وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذ ظَّلَمُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ جَآؤُوكَ فَاسْتَغْفَرُواْ اللّهَ وَاسْتَغْفَرَ لَهُمُ الرَّسُولُ لَوَجَدُواْ اللّهَ تَوَّابًا رَّحِيمًا ﴾ “Had they, when they wronged themselves, come to you and pleaded Allah for forgiveness, and the Apostle had pleaded for forgiveness for them, they would have surely found Allah all-clement, all-merciful.” [^5] Elsewhere, the Qur’an quotes the sons of Ya‘qub ( ‘a ) as saying: "قالوا يأبانا استغفر لنا ذنوبنا إنا كُنا خطئين." “They said, ‘Father!