37/12. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2440 — Different Levels of Intercession
Seventy Thousand Angels are Admitted Without a Reckoning and Some Who are Interceded for
Hadith About Different Types of Intercession
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2440
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2440
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَمَّارٍ الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ حُرَيْثٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ مُوسَى، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ أَبِي زَائِدَةَ، عَنْ عَطِيَّةَ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " إِنَّ مِنْ أُمَّتِي مَنْ يَشْفَعُ لِلْفِئَامِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَشْفَعُ لِلْقَبِيلَةِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَشْفَعُ لِلْعُصْبَةِ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَشْفَعُ لِلرَّجُلِ حَتَّى يَدْخُلُوا الْجَنَّةَ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ .
Abu Sa'eed Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed In My Ummah Are Those Who Intercede For Large Groups Of People, And Among Them (There Are) Who Intercede For A Tribe, And Among Them (There Are) Who Intercede For A Group, And Among Them (There Are) Who Intercede For A Man, Until They Are Admitted To Paradise."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2440In-book reference : Book 37, Hadith 26English translation : Vol. 4, Book 11, Hadith 2440
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2440
This hadith about intercession explains that among the Ummah are people who will intercede for different numbers of others. Some will intercede for large groups, some for a tribe, some for a smaller group, and some for one man, until they are admitted to Paradise. The narration gives a balanced picture. It does not say everyone intercedes in the same way, and it does not give names in this text. It simply shows that Allah may grant different levels of intercession to members of the Ummah. For readers searching for a hadith about Shafaah in Islam, this report is helpful because it shows intercession in varied forms while keeping Paradise as the final outcome mentioned.
What we learn from this hadith
- Some people from the Ummah will be granted intercession for others.
- The hadith mentions different sizes: large groups, tribes, smaller groups, and one man.
- The intercession described leads to people being admitted to Paradise.
- The narration shows variety in intercession without naming specific people here.
