الشُّفَعاءِ The Intercessors

17ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): ثلاثةٌ يَشفَعُونَ إلى اللّه‏ِ عَزَّوجلَّ فَيُشَفَّعُونَ: الأنبياءُ ، ثُمّ العُلَماءُ ، ثُمّ الشُّهَداءُ.

17– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Three types of people have the right to intercede with Allah, and their intercession will be accepted: the prophets, then the scholars, and then the martyrs.’[al-Khisal, p. 156, no. 197]
 

18ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الشَّفاعَةُ لِلأنْبِياءِ والأوصِياءِ والمُؤمِنِينَ والمَلائكةِ.

18– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘[The right of] Intercession belongs to the prophets, their vicegerents, the believers and the angels.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 8, p. 58, no. 75]
 

19ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): الشُّفَعاءُ خَمسَةٌ: القُرآنُ ، والرَّحِمُ ، والأمانَةُ ، ونَبِيُّكُم ، وأهلُ بَيتِ نَبِيِّكُم.

19– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There are five intercessors: the Qur’an, consanguinity, immunity, your Prophet, and your Prophet’s household.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 43, no. 39]
 

20ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): لا شَفيعَ أنجَحُ مِنَ التَّوبَةِ.

20– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘There is no intercessor more effective than repentance.’[Bihar al-Anwar, p. 58, no. 75]
 

21ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): شافِعُ الخَلقِ العَمَلُ بِالحَقِّ ولُزومُ الصِّدقِ .

21– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intercessor for all of creation is action according to what is right and adherence to the truth.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5789]