al-Taliqat al-Mukhtasarah ala Matn al-Aqidah al-Tahawiyyah - Salih Al-Fawzan - (100)

This, then, is his—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—intercession for the final judgment among all created beings. It is a mighty station with which Allah honoured the Prophet ﷺ, the Praiseworthy Station about which the Almighty said: “And during a part of the night keep vigil with it as an extra act of devotion; perhaps your Lord will raise you to a Praiseworthy Station” (al-Isrāʾ 17:79). On that account the first and the last will praise him, and his excellence—may Allah bless him and grant him peace—will stand forth in that momentous scene.

The second intercession, also unique to the Prophet ﷺ, is his plea on behalf of the inhabitants of Paradise that they be admitted to it.¹ Muhammad ﷺ will be the first to seek that the gate of Paradise be opened, he will be the first to enter it,² and of all the nations, his community will be the very first to go in.

(1) On the authority of Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “I shall be the first intercessor in Paradise.” Reported by Muslim, no. 196. (2) On the authority of Anas ibn Malik, may Allah be pleased with him: the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: “I will come to the gate of Paradise on the Day of Resurrection and ask for it to be opened. The keeper will ask, ‘Who are you?’ I will reply, ‘Muhammad.’ He will say, ‘I have been commanded not to open it for anyone before you.’” Reported by Muslim, no. 197.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ــ هذه شفاعته ﵊ في الفصل بين الخلائق، وهي مقام عظيم شرّف الله به النبي ﷺ، وهي المقام المحمود الذي قال الله سبحانه فيه: (ومن الليل فتهجد به نافلة لك عسى أن يبعثك ربك مقاماً محموداً) [الإسراء: ٧٩] ؛ لأنه يحمده عليه الأولون والآخرون، ويظهر فضله ﵊ في هذا الموقف العظيم. الشفاعة الثانية: الخاصة بالنبي ﷺ: شفاعته في أهل الجنة أن يدخلوا الجنة (١) ، فأول من يستفتح باب الجنة هو محمد ﷺ، وهو أول من يدخلها (٢) ، وأول من يدخلها من الأمم أمته ﵊.

(١) فعن أنس بن مالك ﵁ أن رسول الله ﷺ قال: "أنا أول شفيع في الجنة" أخرجه مسلم رقم (١٩٦) . (٢) فعن أنس بن مالك ﵁ قال: قال رسول الله ﷺ: "آتي باب الجنة يوم القيامة، فاستفتح، فيقول الخازن: من أنت؟ فأقول: محمد. فيقول: بك أمرت لا أفتح لأحدٍ قبلك". أخرجه مسلم رقم (١٩٧) .