The Shafaa-at (Intercession) of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) will be for the sinners of his Ummah. This is the belief of the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jama'ah. Hadhrat Ma'roof Karkhi (rahmatullah alayh) said:

"To hope for Shafaa'at (of Rasulullah - sallallahu alayhi wasallam) without obedience to his Sunnah is stupidity."

To gain the Shafaa-at of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) it is incumbent to follow his Sunnah. o­nly the ignorant believe that Shafaa'at can be obtained without following the Sunnah.

On the Day of Qiyaamah when the Malaaikah will be buffeting away from Haudh-e-Kauthar (the Fountain of Kauthar) many people who will have gathered there to drink of its water, Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) will exclaim: "They are my Ummah!" The Malaaikah will respond: "O Rasulullah! You do not know what they had fabricated after you." Thus they will be driven away from the Fountain of Kauthar.

There are many Muslims who are indifferent to the Sunnah of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam). Having abandoned his Sunnah they emulate the kuffaar in every walk of life. They should take lesson and understand that o­n that Day when they will be most in need of Rasulullah's shafaa'at, it will be denied to them As for those who claim that they are Muslims but at the same time have an aversion for the Sunnah and even mock at the ways, practices and styles of Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam), they are not even Muslims. Their attitude effaces their Imaan.