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Intercessors

Shafa’a in creation as the influence of causes exists in whole creation. Therefore, in hadiths, the right to make Shafa’a is also mentioned for some places as well as for people and groups and it refers to the effect of such issues in the guidance of people. In Shafa’a of legislation, intercessors are either among the righteous acts of a person, prophets (s), friends of God or other issues.

• The Prophet (s): the Prophet’s (s) Shafa’a is called Shafa’a t al-Kubra [great intercession]. In different hadiths, it is mentioned that his Shafa’a will include those believers who have committed greater sins.
• Imam ‘Ali (a)
• Imams (a)
• Lady Fatima (a)
• The glorious Qur’an
• Prophets (s) and friends of God.^[1]
• Repentance: The superiority of prophets (s) and angels over repentance is that their Shafa’a is effective also on the Day of Judgment; while, repentance is only for this world.
• Angels^[2]
• Religious scholars^[3]
• Martyrs
• God, the Almighty: Since God is All-merciful, after that intercessors make Shafa’a for people on the Day of Judgment, many people who will be deprived of all intercessors’ Shafa’a will receive God’s Sahfa’a and mercy.^{[8]
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  1)Himyari, Qurb al-isnad, p.64; Qazwini, Sunan ibn maja, vol.2 p.724
  2) Qur’an, 21:28
  3) Himyari, Qurb al-isnad, p.64; Qazwini, Sunan ibn maja, vol.2 p.724
  4) Fayd al-Kashani, ‘Ilm al-yaqin, vol.2 p.1325; Bukhari, Sahih, vol.4 p.392; Majlisi, Bihar al-anwar, vol.8 p.362}