The Four Foundations of Shirk - QSEP

EXPLANATION
by Shaikh Salih ibn Fawzan al-Fawzan
Shafaa'ah has conditions and limitations, it is not absolute:
Shafaa'ah that is forbidden by Allah is the Shafa'ah without
the Permission of Allah. No one intercedes with Allah without His
Permission. The best of the creation, and the last of all the Prophets,
Muhammad
when he wants to intercede for those who are
standing on the Day of Judgement, he will fall in prostration before
His Lord, invoke Him, praise Him, and he will remain in the
prostration until it is said to him, 'Raise your head, speak and you
shall be heard, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.”
[Saheeh al-Bukharee] So, the Messenger does not intercede except
after Permission from Allah.
The affirmed Shafa'ah is that which is sought on behalf of the
people of Tawheed, so the mushrik does not benefit from the
Shafa'ah. The one who seeks nearness to the graves, and vows for the
graves is the mushrik who does not benefit from the intercession.
In summary, the forbidden Shafa'ah is the one that is sought
without the Permission of Allah or is sought on behalf of a mushrik.
The affirmed Shifa'ah is the one that is sought with the Permission of
Allah and on behalf of the people of Tawheed.
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