ﲵ ﲶ ﲷ ﲸ ﲹ ﲺ ﲻ ﲼ ﲽ ﲾ ﲿ ﳀ ﳁ ﳂ ﳃ ﳄ ﳅ ﳆ ﳇ ﳈ ﳉ ﳊ ﳋ ﳌ
Whoever intercedes for a good cause will have a reward therefrom; and whoever intercedes for an evil cause will have a burden therefrom. And ever is Allah, over all things, a Keeper.
Tafsir
Verse range: 4:85
"Whoever intercedes with a good intercession..."
A "good intercession" is one that observes the right of a Muslim, through which evil is repelled from him or good is brought to him, and by which the Face of Allah is sought. It must not be done for a bribe, and it must be regarding a permissible matter—not in a prescribed legal punishment (hadd) of Allah, nor in a matter involving the violation of rights.
A "bad intercession" is the opposite of that.
It is narrated that Masruq once interceded for someone, and the person for whom he interceded gifted him a slave girl. He became angry, returned her, and said: "Had I known what was in your heart, I would not have spoken for your need, and I will not speak for the remainder of it."
It has been said that a "good intercession" is praying for a Muslim, as it carries the meaning of interceding with Allah. The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Whoever prays for his Muslim brother in his absence, it is answered for him. The angel says to him: 'And for you the same,' and that is the share." (Authentic). Praying against a Muslim is the opposite of that.
It means a witness (shahid) and a guardian (hafiz). It is also said to mean "capable" (muqtadir).
Regarding the phrase "to have power over a thing" (aqata 'ala al-shay'), Al-Zubayr ibn Abd al-Muttalib said: "And one with a grudge, I warded off evil from him, and I was, regarding his wrongdoing, a guardian (muqit)."
And Al-Samaw'al said: "Is it to my merit or against me when I am held to account? Indeed, I am, over the reckoning, a guardian (muqit)."
Its derivation is from al-qut (sustenance), because it sustains the soul and preserves it.
