476 - لا شَفاعَةَ وَلا كَفالَةَ وَلا يَمِينَ في حَدٍّ

476. No Intercession, Bail or Oath

1440.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أيُّما رجُلٍ حالَتْ شَفاعَتُهُ دُونَ‏حَدٍّ مِن حُدودِ اللَّهِ ، لَم يَزَلْ في سَخَطِ اللَّهِ حتّى‏ يَنْزِعَ .¹

1440.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Every man who stops the exercise of one of Allah's punishments by his intercession will continue to be exposed to Allah's anger until he ceases.' ²

1441.رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا شَفاعَةَ ولا كفالَةَ ولايَمينَ في حَدٍّ .³

1441.The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is no intercession, bail, or oath in a legal punishment.' ⁴

1442.الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا كَفالَةَ في حَدٍّ مِن الحُدودِ .⁵

1442.Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is no bail for any of Allah's punishments.' ⁶

1443.الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام عن أبيهِ عن آبائهِ عليهم السلام عن رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أ نَّهُ نَهى‏ عنِ الشَّفاعَةِ في الحُدودِ، وقالَ : مَن شَفَعَ في حَدٍّ مِن حُدودِ اللَّهِ لِيُبْطِلَهُ وسَعى‏ في إبْطالِ حُدودهِ عَذّبَهُ اللَّهُ تَعالى يَومَ القِيامَةِ .⁷

1443.Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, narrating on the authority of his father, from his forefathers, from the Prophet (SAWA) - 'He prohibited the use of intercession against the punishments and that he (SAWA) said, 'He who intercedes against one of Allah's punishments in order to annul it, and tries to abolish His punishments will be chastised by Allah, most High, on the Day of Resurrection.' ⁸