40 Ahadith on Intercession of Beloved Prophet |
اسماع الاربعین في شفاعة سید المحبوبین Forty Ahadith on the Intercession of the Beloved Prophet Dear Readers! You already have received my email titled, “The Radiant Quranic Rays on the Intercession of the Best of Creation”. In the previous email, I presented the verses of Quran al-Kareem in support to our belief that the beloved Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi wa Sallam is the Intercessor of the Sinners by the grace of Allah Almighty. AlHamduLILLAH! I have received a very warm and enthusiastic response from my brothers and sisters but unfortunately, the opponents are still not satisfied. Rather, their sheer ignorance leads them to demand for Ahadith which reflect the true meaning of the Quranic verses and their commentaries presented earlier. Well, I am very much amazed!! Are the Ahadith regarding Intercession such that they could be hidden from anyone? Scores of Sahaba, hundreds of Tabi’een and thousands of Muhaddithin have narrated them – all books of Hadith – the Sahihs, the Musnads, the Ma’ajims, the Jawami’es and the Musannafs – are all full of them. I present here a collection of 40 Ahadith, so that the faith of Muslims may be strengthened by them, and the deniers may burn in jealousy – especially those Ahadith which shall refute the unscrupulous, deviant & wicked wrong doers who have in their writings attempted to change the very meaning of intercession and tried to hide their rejection of intercession by changing its definition. These Ahadith will make clear that our Master is the chosen and appointed one for intercession – he only is the refuge of the sinners, from him only is the succor for the friendless – contrary to what one deviant alleges that “whomever Allah wills, He will decree as an intercessor”. These Ahadith will give the glad tidings that the intercession of our Beloved Prophet is not just for those who have accidentally sinned and are ashamed and continuously fearful of their deeds – as one wicked wrongdoer has claimed thus “The theft has been proved upon the thief, but he is not a habitual thief and he has not adopted theft as his profession – but rather the theft was committed accidentally due to his own sheer bad luck – so he is repentant and cries day and night (so for such is the intercession)”. No, surely not! I swear by Allah the Supreme Who has appointed the Holy Prophet as the Intercessor of the sinners, that his intercession is for the utterly sinful, wicked and oppressive Muslims like us who are so steeped in sins that even sins are ashamed of them. Ahadith # 1 & 2 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, خيرت بين الشفاعة وبين أن يدخل نصف أمتى الجنة فاخترت الشفاعة لأنها أعم وأكفى أترونها للمتقين لا ولكنها للمذنبين الخطائين المتلوثين Ref: O Allah – Peace and abundant blessings be upon the Holy Prophet! And all praise is to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Hadith # 3 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, شفاعتي للهالكين من أمتي Ref: That is certainly the truth – O my intercessor, may I be sacrificed for you! Ahadith # 4 to 8 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, شفاعتي يوم القيامة لأهل الكبائر من أمتي Ref: O Allah – Peace and abundant blessings be upon the Holy Prophet! And all praise is to Allah, the Lord of the worlds. The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, شفاعتي لأهل الذنوب من أمتي On this Abu Darda submitted, وإن زنى وان سرق He replied, نعم وان زنا وان سرق على رغم أنف أبي الدرداء Ref: Ahadith # 10 & 11 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, إني لاشفع يوم القيامة لاكثر مما على وجه الارض من حجر وشجر ومدر Ref: Hadith # 12 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, شفاعتى لمن يشهد أن لا إله إلا الله مخلصا يصدق قلبه لسانه Ref: Hadith # 13 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, أنها أوسع لهم وهي لمن مات لا يشرك بالله شيئا Ref:
Hadith # 14 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, إني آتي جهنم ، فأضرب بابها ، فيفتح لي ، فأدخل ، فأحمد الله محامد ما حمده أحد قبلي مثله ، ولا يحمده أحد بعدي ثم أخرج منها من قال : لا إله إلا الله Ref: Hadith # 15 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, يوضع للأنبياء منابر من ذهب يجلسون عليها ، ويبقى منبري لا أجلس عليه ، قائم بين يدي ربي عز وجل منتصبا لأمتي مخافة أن يبعث بي إلى الجنة ، وتبقى أمتي بعدي ، فأقول : يا رب ، أمتي أمتي . فيقول الله عز وجل : يا محمد ، ما تريد أن أصنع بأمتك ؟ فأقول : يا رب اعدل حسابهم ، فيدعى بهم فيحاسبون ، فمنهم من يدخل الجنة برحمة الله ، ومنهم من يدخل الجنة بشفاعتي فما أزال أشفع حتى أعطى صكاكا برجال قد بعث بهم إلى النار ، وحتى إن مالكا خازن النار يقول : يا محمد ما تركت لغضب ربك من أمتك من نقمة Ref: Ahadith # 16 to 21 All these 6 Ahadith report that the Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, واللفظ لجابر قال قال رسول الله صلى الله تعالٰى عليه وسلم اُعطيت ما لم يعط احد قبلي الٰی قوله صلى الله تعالٰى عليه وسلم واعطيت الشفاعة Ref: Ahadith # 22 & 23 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, ان لكل نبي دعوة قددعا بها في امته واستجيب له۔ وھذااللفظ الانس ولفظ ابی سعید لیس من نبي الا وقد اُعطی دعوة فتعجّلها۔ (ولفظ ابن عباس) لم یبق نبی الا اُعطی سؤله۔ رجعنا الٰی لفظ انس والفاظ الباقین كمثله معنیً قال وانی اختبات دعوتي شفاعة لِاُمتي یوم القٰیمة ۔(زاد موسٰی) جعلتها لمن مات من امتي لایشرك باﷲ شیئا Ref: O Allah – grant us the intercession, by the honour of the Prophet with you! Aameen. Allahu Akbar!! O the sinners of this Ummah! Do you not see the extreme compassion and mercy of our Master the Holy Prophet upon you? For he was bestowed three such prayers from Allah the Supreme – to seek whatever he wished – and he did not seek anything for himself, but assigned them just for you. He sought two things in this world – these two were also for you – and has reserved one for the hereafter – for your dire need on that day, when except for our compassionate & merciful Master there will be none providing help, none removing your calamities. Allah the Almighty, has rightly said, عزيز عليه ما عنتم حريص عليكم بالمومنين رءوف رحيم By Allah! By oath of the One who has made our Master so merciful upon us, no mother can have so much love and affection for her only son as much as he has for every single person of his Ummah! O Allah – You indeed know our limitations and weaknesses, and You indeed know the lofty rights of his greatness upon us – so O Allah, the Omnipotent, the Supreme Being, the Great! Shower your choicest, abundant, auspicious blessings upon him and his progeny that befit his rights and that suffice his mercy! Praise be to Allah! And what has the Ummah done in lieu of his mercy? Some raise doubts about his high status, some are sceptical of his power of intercession, some equal his rank to themselves, some get upset when he is glorified – while some allege acts of love to be inventions and some declare acts of respect and honour to be polytheism! May Allah save & protect us!! Aameen. The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, “Allah the Supreme granted me three prayers, so I have twice prayed that اللهم اغفر لامّتي اللهم اغفر لامتي واخّرت الثالثة ليوم يرغب الیّ فيه الخلق حتى ابراهيم Ref: Hadith # 25 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) submitted to his Lord, “You have granted such and such favours to the other Prophets!” So Allah the Supreme proclaimed, أعطيتك خير من ذلك (الٰى قوله) و خبأت لك شفاعتك ، و لم أخبأها لنبي غيرك Ref: Hadith # 26 The Holy Prophet the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, إذا كان يوم القيامة كنت إمام النبيين وخطيبهم وصاحب شفاعتهم غير فخر Ref: Ahadith # 27 to 40 The Holy Prophet , the Intercessor of the Sinners (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him) said, شفاعتي يوم القيامة حق فمن لم يؤمن بها لم يكن من أهلها Ref: The unfortunate soul who belies intercession must therefore ponder upon the above mass narrated Hadith – and have pity upon himself by believing in the Intercession of our Master the Holy Prophet (Peace and Blessings of Allah be Upon Him). O Allah! Make us worthy of his intercession in this world and in the hereafter. O Allah, the Supreme! Shower your choicest abundant auspicious blessings upon our Master and his progeny and upon all his followers until the day of judgement! Peace & blessings be upon all the Prophets, and May Allah be well pleased with the Companions. Aameen!! –– |