[Machine] It is reported that the Prophet ﷺ used to be guarded by his companions. One night, I stood up and did not see him in his sleep. I was taken by what happened and went to look. Then, I found myself with Mu'adh, who had met the same person that I had met. We heard a voice like the sound of a rustling palm leaf and stood in our places. Then, the Prophet ﷺ came from the direction of the voice and said, "Do you know where I was and what I was doing?" I replied, "I do not, O Messenger of Allah. I saw someone who came to me from my Lord and gave me the choice between having half of my Ummah enter Paradise or having the power of intercession." So, I chose intercession. Mu'adh and I said, "O Messenger of Allah, supplicate to Allah to make us among those who are granted your intercession." The Prophet ﷺ said, "You and whoever dies without associating anything with Allah in worship are among those who will benefit from my intercession."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ كَانَ يَحْرُسُهُ أَصْحَابُهُ فَقُمْتُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَلَمْ أَرَهُ فِي مَنَامِهِ فَأَخَذَنِي مَا قَدُمَ وَمَا حَدَثَ فَذَهَبْتُ أَنْظُرُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُعَاذٍ قَدْ لَقِيَ الَّذِي لَقِيتُ فَسَمِعْنَا صَوْتًا مِثْلَ هَزِيزِ الرَّحَا فَوَقَفَا عَلَى مَكَانِهِمَا فَجَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ مِنْ قِبَلِ الصَّوْتِ فَقَالَ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ أَيْنَ كُنْتُ؟ وَفِيمَ كُنْتُ؟ أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي ﷻ فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ فَقَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ ﷻ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا فِي شَفَاعَتِكَ فَقَالَ أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا فِي شَفَاعَتِي