Al-‘Aqeedah at-Tahaaweeyah
7. Regarding Intercession:
a. What does it mean? It’s asking for goodness for somebody else
with the meaning that a Believer asks his Lord to forgive the sin
and crimes of other Believers.
b. When it would be accepted? It will only be accepted when
someone comes who Allaah permits to intercede and He is
pleased with him/her.
c. What are the different types of intercession?
i. The Intercession which is the exclusive right of the
Prophet (upon him be blessings and peace).
ii. The Prophet’s Intercession for those people who
combined a good deed with one that was bad.
iii. The Prophet’s Intercession for those people who were
ordered to go to Hell, but enter Paradise because of it.
iv. The Prophet’s Intercession for raising the ranks of those
who enter Paradise.
v. The Intercession to allow some people to enter Paradise
without any reckoning.
vi. The Intercession to lighten the punishment of those who
deserve it.
vii. The Prophet’s Intercession and asking for the believers
to enter Paradise.
viii. The Prophet’s Intercession for those who committed
Great Sins and thus entered Hell, so that they would be
released.