It is known in the Qur'an that "[none will have [power of] intercession except he who had taken from the Most Merciful a covenant](http://quran.com/19/87) ," however it is not so clear on exactly who has taken such a covenant and thus who exactly has the rights of intercession. It is well-established (at least in Sunni circles) that Muhammad himself has such authority. The [intercession of Christ](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercession_of_Christ) is a major doctrine in Christianity, with significant biblical support. However, while most Islamic scholarship I've read on the topic of *[shafa'a](https://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/7060/what-is-the-meaning-of-shafaah-sunni-view)* focuses (obviously) on the intercession of Muhammad, I've seen little if anything on the Islamic view regarding Jesus. **Does this right of *shafa'a* also apply to Jesus? As in, does Jesus have the right and authority to intercede on our behalf, in the same manner that Muhammad does?**

I heard from a shaykh (on youtube, Bilal Assad) that in a hadeeth it says that like martyrdom, the people who become hafiz (memorize the entire Qur'an) can intercede for their relatives and family members from hell, and some of my family members are not so religious it seems, and my sister might not even be a Muslim at all but Allahu alem (Allah knows best). I do not wish to make takfeer recklessly lest I become a kaafir. But I love my family, and I want them to be in jannah with me, and though I have hostility between me and some of them (except perhaps my sister), I know in jannah all hostility will be removed.

> It is Allah who created the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them in six days; then He established Himself above the Throne. You have not besides Him any protector or any intercessor; so will you not be reminded it says that we don't have intercessors ; there are other verses about intercession but how do i reconcile with this verse; is it talking to the disbelievers ? i found the tafsir ibn kathir https://quran.com/32:4/tafsirs/en-tafisr-ibn-kathir

> O you who have believed, spend from that which We have provided for you before there comes a Day in which there is no exchange and no friendship and no intercession. And the disbelievers - they are the wrongdoers. (2:254) Will there be any intercesion on the day of judgement , in this verse it says "no intercession" > Say "I am not something original among the messengers, nor do I know what will be done with me or with you. I only follow what is revealed to me, and I am not but a clear warner. the prophet will intercede so how does it not "contradict" some hadith.

I once read in an Islamqa fatawa that cursing others will revoke your right to intercession if you are among the believers who were appointed to heaven. Is it true? If it is, then what are the hadiths that say so?

What is the meaning of intercession in Islam? Are there certain people who have the privilege to do it? It (shafa'a) is mentioned in a number of locations in the Qur’an. Either positive or negative, please support your answer with Qur’anic verses or authentic narrations.

There is some narration from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) installed in Masjid an Nabawi in Madinah, justified as "Sahih"(=Correct) or "Hassan"(=Well) in different Sunni references: > النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏:‏ ‏ "‏ **شَفَاعَتِي** لأَهْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ‏"‏ > >The Prophet (PBUH) said: My intercession (*shafa'ah*) will be for those of my people who have committed major sins. Sunan Abi Dawud 4739 , Jami at-Tirmidhi 2435 , and also 2436 . What is the idea of Sunni brothers about "Shafa'ah"? Who can do "Shafa'ah"? Is it Shirk to ask prophet's Shafa'ah?

I want to know the exact meaning and difference between *SHIFA'ah* and *SHAFA'ah* and which one we need to ask Allah for?