Twelve significant points that you should know about intercession/9

Effects of Shafa’a
The nature of Shafa’a is neither encouraging to sin, nor a green light for sinners. It is not a cause of staying behind or mediation either; rather, it is an important educational issue which has constructive effects, some of which are mentioned below:

Raising hope:
Usually, the power of the self and lowly desires leads to committing great sins and following it, a spirit of disappointment takes over the person and this disappointment leads the person to more pollution. On the contrary, being hopeful in Sahfa’a of the friends of God, as a preventive factor, gives people hope that if they correct themselves, their bad past could be compensated through shafa’a of the righteous and the pure.

Establishing spiritual connection with friends of God:
Obviously, someone who hopes in Shafa’a, tries to establish such a relation and does something which pleases them and does not break his cord of love with them, which can lead to doing more good deeds.

Trying to Acquire the Prerequisites of Sahafa’a:
The hopeful in Shafa’a need to review their deeds in the past and make better decisions about the future for Sahfa’a would not happen without proper background; and that is because Shafa’a is a kind of bestowing mercy which actualizes due to the proper background of the one who is interceded for and also because of the honor, dignity and righteous deeds of the intercessor.[22]