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Shafāʿa (Intercession)

The doctrine that the Prophet will intercede for grave sinners among his community on the Day of Judgment.

The doctrine that the Prophet will intercede for grave sinners among his community on the Day of Judgment.

How it traveled

  1. Musnad
    Medina · 855
    explains
  2. Mafatih Asrar
    Mecca · 1153
    explains
  3. Futuhat Makkiyya
    Seville · 1240
    explains
  4. Safadiyya
    Harran · 1328
    explains

Key passages(20)

REF ref-ahmad-raza-khan-kanz-al-iman-the-treasure-of-faith-qur-an-translation

Kanz al-Iman (The Treasure of Faith): Qur'an Translation · Ahmad Raza Khan Barelvi

Citation only · not on Sefaria
Very high

Qacida Cazima Fi Farq · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Ihya Culum Din · al-Ghazali

Very high

Ghunya · Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani

Very high

Majmuc Fatawa · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Radd Cala Akhnai · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Arbacin Fi Usul Din · Fakhr al-Din al-Razi

Very high

Awail Maqalat · al-Mufid

Very high

Fahm Quran · al-Harith al-Muhasibi

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Fatawa Kubra · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Futuhat Makkiyya · Ibn Arabi

Very high

Hadi Arwah · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

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Hasana Wa Sayyia · Ibn Taymiyya

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Hashiya Cala Sunan Abi Dawud · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

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Ighathat Lahfan · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

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Ijtimac Juyush · Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya

Very high
Insaf 157explains

Insaf · al-Baqillani

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Iqtida Sirat · Ibn Taymiyya

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Istighatha · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Jamic Masail · Ibn Taymiyya

Very high

Modern teachers who discuss this idea

Modern and living teachers whose books take up Shafāʿa (Intercession). These works are still in copyright, so we can’t show the text here — each links out to the book.