[Machine] On the authority of Awf ibn Malik, he said: "We were with the Prophet ﷺ in some of his expeditions. Awf said, "I heard a rustling sound behind me like the sound of a millstone. I turned around and there was the Prophet ﷺ ." So I said: "Indeed, when the Prophet ﷺ is in the enemy's land, he is guarded." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "It is a messenger from my Lord, coming to me and giving me the choice between allowing half of my Ummah to enter Paradise or intercede for them." So I chose intercession." Muadh ibn Jabal said: "O Messenger of Allah, you have certainly recognized your followers, so make me one of them." He ﷺ said, "You are one of them." Awf ibn Malik said: "O Messenger of Allah, you have indeed recognized that we left our people and our wealth with a desire for Allah and His Messenger, so make us one of them." He ﷺ said, "You are one of them." So we came back to the people and they were in uproar. The Prophet ﷺ said, "Sit down," and they all sat down as if none of them had stood up. He ﷺ said, "A messenger from my Lord came to me and gave me the choice between allowing half of my Ummah to enter Paradise or intercede for them. So I chose intercession." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, make us one of them." He ﷺ said, "It is for those who die without associating anything with Allah."
عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ أَنَّهُمْ كَانُوا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ قَالَ عَوْفٌ فَسَمِعْتُ خَلْفِي هَزِيزًا كَهَزِيزِ الرَّحَى فَإِذَا أَنَا بِالنَّبِيِّ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ فِي أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ الْحُرَّاسُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي يُخَيِّرُنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ شَطْرُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقَالَ مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَرَفْتَ قِوَائِي فَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ» قَالَ عَوْفُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّا تَرَكْنَا قَوْمَنَا وَأَمْوَالَنَا رَاغِبًا لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ» فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْقَوْمِ وَقَدْ ثَارُوا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اقْعُدُوا» فَقَعَدُوا كَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يَقُمْ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ شَطْرُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ «هِيَ لِمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا»