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will say, ‘Intercede for us to your Lord, that He judges between us.’ He will say, ‘I am not the one for you, for I killed someone, but not out of retribution for the killing of another person. And nothing concerns me today except for my own self. But go to ‘Besa, a spirit (Roch) created by Allah and His Word (“Be!’” — and he was).’ So they go to ‘Eesa and say, ‘Intercede for us to our Lord, that He judges between us.’ He will say, ‘I am not the one for you. I was taken as a god besides Allah, and nothing concerns me (at this time) except my own self, But suppose that possessions were in a container that was sealed — could one get to what is on the inside without breaking the seal?’ They will say, ‘No.’ He will say, ‘Indeed, Muhammad is the seal of the Prophets, and he is present today. And his previous and later sins were forgiven for him.”

The Messenger of Allah #¥ said, “Then they will come to me and say, ‘O Muhammad, intercede for us to your Lord, that He judges between us.’ I will say, ‘Iam for it,’ until Allah gives permission for whomsoever He wishes and is pleased with. When Allah wills to separate between His creation, a caller will call out, ‘Where is Ahmad and his nation? We are the last ones and the first ones — the last of the nations and the first whose account will be taken. The nations will make way for us, and we will go forward, Ghurr (whiteness in the forehead; the faces of the believers will shine on the Day of Resurrection), Muhajjaloon (the places they wash in their Wudoo, ablution, will shine) from the effects of the Wudoo (ablution). And it will be said, ‘It almost seems as if all of the members of this nation are Prophets.’ And. I will go to the Door of Paradise. Then 1 will take the ring of the door and knock on the door. It will be said, ‘Who are you?’ Then I will say, ‘I am Muhammad.’ It will be opened, and I will see my Lord ‘Azza We-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) and He is on His Kursee (Footstool) or on His Bed (the uncertainty here is from the narrator, Hammnaad). | will fall down, prostrating to Him. And I will praise him with such praises that none before me praised Him with and none after me will praise Him with, Then it will be said, ‘O Muhammad, raise your head and ask, you will be given; speak, you will be heard; and intercede, your intercession will be granted.’ Then I will raise my hieact and say, ‘O my Lord, my nation, my nation,’ He #8 will say, ‘Take out he who has (Eemann) in his heart equal to the weight of such and such (Hammaad did not memorize the amount).’ ‘Then I will return and perform prostration. Then I will say as I said before, and He will

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say, ‘Raise your head and speak, you will be heard; ask, you will be given; and intercede, your intercession will be granted,’ I will say, ‘O my Lord, my nation, my nation.’ He will say, ‘Take out he who has (Eemaan) in his heart equal to the weight of such and such,’ an amount that was less than the amount of the first time. Then I will return and I will perform prostration and I will say as 1 said before. it will be said to me, ‘Raise your head and speak, you will be heard, and intercede, your intercession will be granted.’ I will say, ‘My Lord, my nation, my nation,’ He will say, ‘Take out he who has (Femaan) in his heart equal to the weight of such and such,’ an amount that is even Jess than the amount of the previous time.” (Ahmad) Ton Maajah related parts of it. And we have already mentioned in the second and third categories of intercession those people who are ordered to the Hellfire, and then intercession is made so that they do not enter it.

The Narration Of ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Umar Ibn Al-Khattaab

(here, parts are missing from the original manuscript until the next section).

In another narration, Ibn ‘Abbaas x related that the Messenger of Allah ig said, “My intercession is for the perpetrators, from my nation, of the major sins.” At-Tabaraanee related this in his Mo‘jam Al-Kabeer.

‘Abdullah ibn ‘Umar . reported that the Prophet @: said, “I was given a choice between intercession and between half of my nation being in Paradise, and 1 chose intercession, because it is more comprehensive and more sufficient. Do you see that it is for the Muttageen (the pious, the righteous, etc.)? No, but rather it is for the stained, the sinners.” (Ahmad) Tbn Abeo Ad-Dunyaa related the same through a different chain. And I found the same in Kifaab AlAluwvaal, And Al-Baihagee related it in Al-Ba'th Wen-Nushoor through a different chain of narrators.

The Narration Of ‘Abdullah Ibn ‘Amr Ibn Al-‘Aas . ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn, Al-’Aas # reported thai the Messenger of

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Allah ig recited the saying of Allah which recounts the saying of Tbraaheem 342i: Bo BIL ae SiS Deb oie

“O my Lord! They have indeed led astray many among mankind. But whoso follows me, he verily is of me. And whoso disobeys me, still You are indeed Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.’

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“My Lord! Leave not one of the disbelievers on the earth!?l

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We have hitherto mentioned the narration of ‘Ilgimah about the Haid (the Basin), the station of praise and glory, and in it, the intercession is mentioned as well.

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The Narration Of ‘Abdur-Rahmaan Ibn Abee “‘Ageel 2s

“Abdur-Rahmaan ibn Abee ‘Aqeel a said, “I went with a delegation to the Prophet #8, and when we reached him, we made our (camels) kneel at (his) door. There was no person who was more despised by us than the man we were entering upon, and when we came out, there was no man more beloved to us than the man we had just entered upon, One among them (among the delegation) said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, you asked your Lord for the dominion of Sulaimaan?’ The Messenger of Allah ## laughed and then said, ‘Perhaps to fulfill your needs is better with Allah than the dominion of Sulaimaan. Verily, Allah did not send a Prophet except that He gave him a supplication. Among them was he who used it for the world, and he was given it. Among them was he who supplicated against his people after they disobeyed him, and they were destroyed by it. And indeed, Allah gave me a supplication, and I saved it with my Lord: intercession for my nation on the Day of Resurrection.” (Related by Al-Baihagee) The chain is Ghareeb and the hadith is Ghareeb.

The Narration Of The Leader Of The Believers, ‘Uthmaan Ibn ‘Affaan <&: The Intercessors On The Day Of Resurrection Are The Prophets, Then The Scholars, And Then The Martyrs

The Narration Of ‘Alee Ibn Abee Taalib PS

Harb ibn Shuraih Al-Bazzaar said, “I said to Abee Ja’far Muhammad ibn ‘Alee, ‘Do you see this intercession that the people of Iraq are talking about, is it true?’ He said, ‘Intercession of what?’ I said, ‘The intercession of Muhammad #5. He said, ‘Yes, by Allah, it is true. By Allah, my uncle, Muhammad ibn ‘Alee ibn Al-

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Hanafiyyah related to me from ‘Alee 4 that the Messenger of Allah #8 said: 1 will intercede for my nation until my Lord ‘Azza Wa-Jall (To Him belongs Might and Majesty) calls me and says ~ are you pleased, O Muhammad? Then I will say: My Lord, I am pleased.” (Related by Abu Bakr Al-Bazzaar) Al-Bazzaar then said, “We do not know of this being related except by this chain.”

The Narration Of ‘Aouf Ibn Maalik

“Aout ibn Maalik Al-Ashja’ee 4 related that the Messenger of Allah 28 said, “A comer from my Lord came to me in the night, giving me the choice between half of my nation entering Paradise and between intercession. And I chose intercession... 1 make those who are present to bear witness — that my intercession is for he, from my nation, who dies, not associating any partner whatsoever with, Allah.” (Related by Abu Bakr ibn Abee Ad-Dunyaa)

Jn another narration, ‘Aouf ibn Maalik related that the Prophet # said, “Jibreel 3421 came to me from my Lord, and gave me a choice between two qualities: that half of my nation enter Paradise or the intercession, and I chose the intercession.” (Related by Ya’qoob ibn. Sufyaa) Al-Baihagee and Hammaad ibn Zaid both related it through their own respective chains.

The Narration Of Ka’ab Ibn ‘Ujrah 2%

Ka’ab ibn ‘Ujrah & said, “I said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, the intercession, the intercession.’ Then he # said, ‘My intercession is for the perpetrators, from my nation, of the major sins.” (Related by Al-Baihagee)