[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I am your share from the prophets and you are my share from the nations."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَنَا حَظُّكُمْ مِنَ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ وَأَنْتُمْ حَظِّي مِنَ الْأُمَمِ»  

When Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, intends to show mercy to an Umma from amongst His servants He calls back His Apostle to his eternal home and makes him a harbinger and recompense in the world to come; and when He intends to cause destruction to an Umma, He punishes it while its Apostle is alive and He destroys it as he (the Apostle) witnesses it and he cools his eyes by destruction as they had belied him and disobeyed his command. (Using translation from Muslim 2288)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ إِذَا أَرَادَ رَحْمَةَ أُمَّةٍ مِنْ عِبَادِهِ قَبَضَ نَبِيَّهَا قَبْلَهَا فَجَعَلَهُ لَهَا فَرَطًا وَسَلَفًا وَإِذَا أَرَادَ هَلَكَةَ أُمَّةٍ عَذَّبَهَا وَنَبِيُّهَا حَيٌّ فَأَقَرَّ عَيْنَهُ بِهَلْكِهَا حِينَ كَذَّبُوهُ وَعَصَوْا أَمَرَهُ»  

that about Allah's saying: Thus we have made you a Wasata nation (2:143) - the Prophet ﷺ said: "The meaning of Wasata is just." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 2961)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي قَوْلِهِ {وَكَذَلِكَ جَعَلْنَاكُمْ أُمَّةً وَسَطًا} قَالَ «عَدْلًا»  

Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Your period (i.e. the Muslims' period) in comparison to the periods of the previous nations, is like the period between the ʿAsr prayer and sunset. And your example in comparison to the Jews and the Christians is like the example of a person who employed some laborers and asked them, 'Who will work for me till midday for one Qirat each?' The Jews worked for half a day for one Qirat each. The person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from midday to the time of the ʿAsr (prayer) for one Qirat each?' The Christians worked from midday till the ʿAsr prayer for one Qirat. Then the person asked, 'Who will do the work for me from the ʿAsr till sunset for two Qirats each?' " The Prophet ﷺ added, "It is you (i.e. Muslims) who are doing the work from the ʿAsr till sunset, so you will have a double reward. The Jews and the Christians got angry and said, 'We have done more work but got less wages.' Allah said, 'Have I been unjust to you as regards your rights?' They said, 'No.' So Allah said, 'Then it is My Blessing which I bestow on whomever I like. " (Using translation from Bukhārī 3459)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّمَا أَجَلُكُمْ فِي أَجَلِ مَنْ خَلَا مِنَ الْأُمَمِ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى مَغَارِبِ الشَّمْسِ وَإِنَّمَا مَثَلُكُمْ وَمَثَلُ الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى كَرَجُلٍ اسْتَعْمَلَ عُمَّالًا فَقَالَ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ لِي إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ؟ قَالَ فَعَمِلَتِ الْيَهُودُ إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ لِي مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ عَلَى قِيرَاطٍ قِيرَاطٍ؟ قَالَ فَعَمِلَتِ النَّصَارَى مِنْ نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ إِلَى صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى مَغَارِبِ الشَّمْسِ عَلَى قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ؟ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَنْتُمُ الَّذِينَ تَعْمَلُونَ مِنْ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى مَغَارِبِ الشَّمْسِ عَلَى قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ قَالَ فَغَضِبَتِ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى وَقَالُوا نَحْنُ كُنَّا أَكْثَرَ عَمَلًا وَأَقَلَّ عَطَاءً قَالَ هَلْ ظَلَمْتُكُمْ مِنْ عَمَلِكُمْ شَيْئًا؟ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ فَضْلِي أُوتِيهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ»  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى كَمَثَلِ رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ قَوْمًا يَعْمَلُونَ لَهُ عَمَلًا يَوْمًا إِلَى اللَّيْلِ عَلَى أَجْرٍ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ فَعَمِلُوا لَهُ إِلَى نِصْفِ النَّهَارِ ثُمَّ قَالُوا لَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِي أَجْرِكَ الَّذِي اشْتَرَطْتَ لَنَا وَمَا عَمَلُنَا بَاطِلٌ قَالَ لَهُمْ لَا تَفْعَلُوا أَكْمِلُوا بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِكُمْ وَخُذُوا أَجْرَكُمْ كَامِلًا فَأَبَوْا وَتَرَكُوا ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ فَاسْتَأْجَرَ قَوْمًا آخَرِينَ بَعْدَهُمْ فَقَالَ اعْمَلُوا بَقِيَّةَ يَوْمِكُمْ وَلَكُمُ الَّذِي شَرَطْتُ لَهُمْ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ فَعَمِلُوا حَتَّى إِذَا كَانَ صَلَاةُ الْعَصْرِ قَالُوا الَّذِي عَمِلْنَا بَاطِلٌ وَلَكَ الْأَجْرُ الَّذِي جَعَلْتَ لَنَا لَا حَاجَةَ لَنَا فِيهِ قَالَ اعْمَلُوا بَقِيَّةَ عَمَلِكُمْ فَإِنَّ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ النَّهَارِ شَيْءٌ يَسِيرٌ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ فَأَبَوْا قَالَ ثُمَّ عَمِلْتُمْ مِنَ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ فَذَلِكَ مَثَلُ الْيَهُودِ وَالنَّصَارَى وَالَّذِينَ تَرَكُوا مَا أَمَرَهُمُ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَمَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ الَّذِينَ قَبِلُوا هَدْيَ اللَّهِ وَمَا جَاءَ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ»  

Allah has forgiven for me my nation their mistakes and forgetfulness, and what they are forced to do." (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2043)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَجَاوَزَ عَنْ أُمَّتِي الْخَطَأَ وَالنِّسْيَانَ وَمَا اسْتُكْرِهُوا عَلَيْهِ»  

"When Allah revealed this Ayah: 'Say: He has the power to send torment on you from above or from under your feet...' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'I seek refuge in Your Face.' So when (the following) was revealed: 'Or to cover you in confusion in party strife, and make you taste the violence of one another (6:65).' The Prophet ﷺ said: 'This is less burdensome' or 'This is easier.'" (Using translation from Tirmidhī 3065)   

لَمَّا أُنْزِلَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ {قُلْ هُوَ الْقَادِرُ عَلَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَ عَلَيْكُمْ عَذَابًا مِنْ فَوْقِكُمْ} قَالَ «أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ» {أَوْ مِنْ تَحْتِ أَرْجُلِكُمْ} قَالَ «أَعُوذُ بِوَجْهِكَ» {أَوْ يَلْبِسَكُمْ شِيَعًا وَيُذِيقَ بَعْضَكُمْ بَأْسَ بَعْضٍ} قَالَ «هَاتَانِ أَهْوَنُ أَوْ أَيْسَرُ»  

[Machine] I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say while he was standing on the pulpit, "Indeed, your remaining in [this world] is only for the sake of those who came before you, just like the time between the Asr prayer and the sunset. The people of the Torah were given the Torah and they acted upon it until they were incapable [of following it]. Then they were given a qirat after qirat. The people of the Gospel were given the Gospel and they acted upon it until they reached the time of the Asr prayer. Then they were given a qirat after qirat. And you were given the Qur'an and you acted upon it until the sunset. Then you were given two qirats after two qirats." The people of the Torah and the Gospel said, "Our Lord, these [Muslims] did less in their actions than us and they have greater reward." Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, said, "Have you been deprived of anything from your rights?" They said, "No." He said, "Then it is My favor that I bestow upon whomever I will."  

سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ وَهُوَ قَائِمٌ عَلَى الْمِنْبَرِ «إِنَّمَا بَقَاؤُكُمْ فِيمَنْ سَلَفَ قَبْلَكُمْ كَمَا بَيْنَ صَلَاةِ الْعَصْرِ إِلَى غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ أُعْطِيَ أَهْلُ التَّوْرَاةِ التَّوْرَاةَ فَعَمِلُوا بِهَا حَتَّى إِذَا انْتَصَفَ النَّهَارُ عَجَزُوا عَنْهَا فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا وَأُعْطِيَ أَهْلُ الْإِنْجِيلِ الْإِنْجِيلَ فَعَمِلُوا بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا بَلَغُوا صَلَاةَ الْعَصْرِ عَجَزُوا فَأُعْطُوا قِيرَاطًا قِيرَاطًا وَأُعْطِيتُمُ الْقُرْآنَ فَعَمِلْتُمْ بِهِ حَتَّى إِذَا غَرَبَتِ الشَّمْسُ أُعْطِيتُمْ قِيرَاطَيْنِ قِيرَاطَيْنِ قَالَ أَهْلُ التَّوْرَاةِ وَالْإِنْجِيلِ رَبَّنَا هَؤُلَاءِ أَقَلُّ عَمَلًا مِنَّا وَأَكْثَرُ أَجْرًا فَقَالَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى هَلْ ظُلِمْتُمْ مِنْ أَجْرِكُمْ شَيْئًا؟ فَقَالُوا لَا فَقَالَ فَضْلِي أُوتِيهِ مَنْ أَشَاءُ  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, 'Which of the people are best?' He said: 'My generation, then those that follow them, then those that follow them. Then there will come people whose testimony precedes their oath and whose oath precedes their testimony.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2362)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ أَقْوَامٌ تَسْبِقُ شَهَادَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ يَمِينَهُ وَيَمِينُهُ شَهَادَتَهُ»  

“The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked, 'Which of the people are best?' He said: 'My generation, then those that follow them, then those that follow them. Then there will come people whose testimony precedes their oath and whose oath precedes their testimony.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 2362)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ أُمَّتِي الْقَرْنُ الَّذِينَ يَلُونِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ تَسْبِقُ شَهَادَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ يَمِينَهُ وَيَمِينُهُ شَهَادَتَهُ»  

[Machine] "The Prophet ﷺ was visited by Gabriel or an angel, who asked, 'How are the people of Badr among you?' The Prophet ﷺ replied, 'They are the most virtuous among us.' The angel said, 'Similarly, those who were present with us from the angels are also like that.'"  

أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ﷺ جِبْرِيلُ أَوْ مَلَكٌ فَقَالَ كَيْفَ أَهْلُ بَدْرٍ فِيكُمْ؟ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «هُمْ عِنْدَنَا أَفَاضِلُ النَّاسِ» قَالَ وَكَذَلِكَ مَنْ شَهِدَ عِنْدَنَا مِنَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ «  

[Machine] He said, "Some dates and dried dates were brought to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and they ate from them until nothing was left except the seed. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said, 'Do you know what this is?' They replied, 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said, 'You are consuming the good part and leaving the best part, until nothing remains of you except like this.'"  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ قُرِّبَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَمْرٌ وَرُطَبٌ فَأَكَلُوا مِنْهُ حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ إِلَّا نَوَاةٌ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «أَتَدْرُونَ مَا هَذَا؟ » قَالُوا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ «تَذْهَبُونَ الْخَيِّرَ فَالْخَيِّرَ حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى مِنْكُمْ إِلَّا مِثْلُ هَذَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "The example of my nation is like the rain, it is not known whether its beginning is good or its end."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «مَثَلُ أُمَّتِي مَثَلُ الْمَطَرِ لَا يُدْرَى أَوَّلُهُ خَيْرٌ أَوْ آخِرُهُ»  

The best of my Umma would be those of the generation nearest to mine. Then those nearest to them, then those nearest to them, then people would come whose witness would precede the oath and the oath will precede the witness. Hannad has not made the mention of Qarn in his narration. Qutaiba said that, instead of the word Qaum, the word Aqwam has been used. (Using translation from Muslim 2533a)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ أُمَّتِي الْقَرْنُ الَّذِينَ يَلُونِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ تَسْبِقُ شَهَادَةُ أَحَدِهُمْ يَمِينَهُ وَيَمِينُهُ شَهَادَتَهُ»  

The Prophet ﷺ said, "The best people are those of my generation, and then those who will come after them (the next generation), and then those who will come after them (i.e. the next generation), and then after them, there will come people whose witness will precede their oaths, and whose oaths will precede their witness." (Using translation from Bukhārī 6429)  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ يَجِيءُ قَوْمٌ تَسْبِقُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ أَيْمَانَهُمْ وَأَيْمَانُهُمْ شَهَادَتَهُمْ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "The best of people are my generation, then those who follow them, then those who follow them, then those who follow them."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «خَيْرُ النَّاسِ قَرْنِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ»  

[Machine] About the Messenger of Allah, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, a man said to him, "O Messenger of Allah, glad tidings to whoever sees you and believes in you." He replied, "Glad tidings to whoever sees me, believes in me, and glad tidings, then glad tidings to whoever believes in me without seeing me."  

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَنَّ رُجُلًا قَالَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ طُوبَى لِمَنْ رَآكَ وَآمَنَ بِكَ قَالَ «طُوبَى لِمَنْ رَآنِي وَآمَنَ بِي وَطُوبَى ثُمَّ طُوبَى لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِي وَلَمْ يَرَنِي»  

The people most loved by me from amongst my Ummah would be those who would come after me but everyone amongst them would have the keenest desire to catch a glimpse of me even at the cost of his family and wealth. (Using translation from Muslim 2832)  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «مِنْ أَشِدِّ أُمَّتِي لِي حُبًّا نَاسٌ يَكُونُونَ بَعْدِي يَوَدُّ أَحَدُهُمْ أَنْ لَوْ رَآنِي بِأَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ»  

[Machine] On the authority of the Prophet ﷺ , he said, "Blessed is the one who sees me and believes in me, and blessed is he seven times who believes in me but has not seen me."  

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «طُوبَى لِمَنْ رَآنِي وَآمَنَ بِي وَطُوبَى سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِي وَلَمْ يَرَنِي»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "Blessed is the one who sees me and believes in me, and blessed is the one who believes in me without seeing me seven times."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «طُوبَى لِمَنْ رَآنِي ثُمَّ آمَنَ بِي وَطُوبَى سَبْعَ مَرَّاتٍ لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِي وَلَمْ يَرَنِي»  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَلَا قَوْلَ اللَّهِ فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ {رَبِّ إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي} الْآيَةَ وَقَالَ عِيسَى {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ} إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ قَالَ اللَّهُ «يَا جِبْرِيلُ اذْهَبْ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَقُلْ لَهُ إِنَّا سَنُرْضِيكَ فِي أُمَّتِكَ وَلَا نَسُوؤُكَ»  

[Machine] That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited the words of Allah, Most High, regarding Ibrahim: "Indeed, they have misled many among the people. So whoever follows me - indeed, he is of me; and whoever disobeys me - indeed, You are [yet] Forgiving and Merciful." And Isa said: "If You should punish them - indeed they are Your servants." So Allah commanded him to go to Muhammad ﷺ and ask him why he weeps. Gabriel went to him and asked him. He informed him of what Allah said, and Allah knows best. Allah said: "O Gabriel, go to Muhammad and say, 'Indeed, we will please you concerning your nation and we will not disappoint you.'"  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ تَلَا قَوْلَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ وَعَلَا فِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ {إِنَّهُنَّ أَضْلَلْنَ كَثِيرًا مِنَ النَّاسِ فَمَنْ تَبِعَنِي فَإِنَّهُ مِنِّي وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَإِنَّكَ غَفُورٌ رَحِيمٌ} وَقَالَ عِيسَى {إِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ} فَرَفَعَ يَدَيْهِ وَقَالَ «اللَّهُمَّ أُمَّتِي أُمَّتِي» وَبَكَى فَقَالَ اللَّهُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ اذْهَبْ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَرَبُّكَ أَعْلَمُ فَسَلْهُ مَا يُبْكِيهِ فَأَتَاهُ جِبْرِيلُ فَسَأَلَهُ فَأَخْبَرَهُ بِمَا قَالَ وَاللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ اللَّهُ يَا جِبْرِيلُ اذْهَبْ إِلَى مُحَمَّدٍ فَقُلْ إِنَّا سَنُرْضِيكَ فِي أُمَّتِكَ وَلَا نَسُوؤُكَ «  

[Machine] I accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in a prayer, which he performed until it was close to dawn. When the Messenger of Allah ﷺ finished his prayer, Khalid bin Walid came to him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I swear by my father and mother, you have prayed tonight a prayer that I have never witnessed you pray before." The Prophet ﷺ replied, "Indeed, it was a prayer of desire and fear. I asked my Lord for three things, and He granted me two and prevented me from one. I asked Him not to destroy us as He destroyed the nations before us, so He granted my request. I asked Him not to subject us to an enemy other than ourselves, so He granted my request. And I asked Him not to make us divided, so He prevented me from it."  

رَمَقْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي صَلَاةٍ صَلَّاهَا حَتَّى كَانَ مَعَ الْفَجْرِ فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ مِنْ صَلَاتِهِ جَاءَهُ خَبَّابٌ فَقَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي لَقَدْ صَلَّيْتَ اللَّيْلَةَ صَلَاةً مَا رَأَيْتُكَ صَلَّيْتَ نَحْوَهَا قَالَ «أَجَلْ إِنَّهَا صَلَاةُ رَغَبٍ وَرَهَبٍ سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي فِيهَا ثَلَاثَ خِصَالٍ فَأَعْطَانِي اثْنَتَيْنِ وَمَنَعَنِي وَاحِدَةً سَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَنَا بِمَا أَهْلَكَ بِهِ الْأُمَمَ قَبْلَهَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يُظْهِرَ عَلَيْنَا عَدُوًّا مِنْ غَيْرِنَا فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَلْبِسَنَا شِيَعًا فَمَنَعَنِيهَا»  

I asked my Lord three things and He has granted me two but has withheld one. I begged my Lord that my Ummah should not be destroyed because of famine and He granted me this. And I begged my Lord that my Ummah should not be destroyed by drowning (by deluge) and He granted me this. And I begged my Lord that there should be no bloodshed among the people of my Ummah, but He did not grant it. (Using translation from Muslim 2890a)   

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ أَقْبَلَ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنَ الْعَالِيَةِ حَتَّى إِذَا مَرَّ بِمَسْجِدِ بَنِي مُعَاوِيَةَ دَخَلَ فَرَكَعَ فِيهِ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَصَلَّيْنَا مَعَهُ فَدَعَا رَبَّهُ طَوِيلًا ثُمَّ انْصَرَفَ إِلَيْنَا فَقَالَ «سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَ أُمَّتِي بِالسَّنَةِ فَأَعْطَانِيهَا وَسَأَلْتُهُ أَنْ لَا يَجْعَلَ بَأْسَهُمْ بَيْنَهُمْ فَمَنَعَنِيهَا»  

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ as saying: Allah, the Exalted, folded for me the earth, or he said (the narrator is doubtful): My Lord folded for me the earth, so much so that I saw its easts and wests (i.e. the extremities). The kingdom of my community will reach as far as the earth was floded for me. The two treasures, the red and the white, were bestowed on me. I prayed to my Lord that He may not destroy my community by prevailing famine, and not give their control to an enemy who annihilates then en masse except from among themselves. My Lord said to me: Muhammad, If I make a decision, it is not withdrawn ; and I shall not destroy them by prevailing famine, and I shall not give their control to an enemy, except from among themselves, who exterminates them en masse, even if they are stormed from all sides of the earth ; only a section of them will destroy another section, and a section will captive another section. I am afraid about my community of those leaders who will lead astray. When the sword is used among my people, it will not be withdrawn from them till the Day of Resurrection, and the Last Hour will not come before the tribes of my people attach themselves to the polytheists and tribes of my people worship idols. There will be among my people thirty great liars each of them asserting that he is (Allah's) prophet, where as I am the seal of the Prophet s after whom (me) there will be no prophet ; and a section of my people will continue to hold to the truth - (according to the Ibn Isa's version: (will continue to dominate) - the agreed version goes: "and will not be injured by those who oppose them, till Allah's command comes." (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 4252)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ زَوَى لِيَ الْأَرْضَ فَرَأَيْتُ مَشَارِقَهَا وَمَغَارِبَهَا فَإِنَّ أُمَّتِي سَيَبْلُغُ مُلْكُهَا مَا زَوَى لِي مِنْهَا وَأُعْطِيتُ الْكَنْزَيْنِ الْأَحْمَرَ وَالْأَبْيَضَ فَإِنِّي سَأَلْتُ رَبِّي لِأُمَّتِي أَنْ لَا يُهْلِكَهَا بِسَنَةٍ عَامَّةٍ وَأَنْ لَا يُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ سِوَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَسْتَبِيحَ بَيْضَتَهُمْ فَإِنَّ رَبِّي قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنِّي إِذَا قَضَيْتُ قَضَاءً فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُرَدُّ وَإِنِّي أُعْطِيكَ لِأُمَّتِكَ أَنْ لَا أُهْلِكَهُمْ بِسَنَةٍ عَامَّةٍ وَأَنْ لَا أُسَلِّطَ عَلَيْهِمْ عَدُوًّا مِنْ سِوَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ فَيَسْتَبِيحَ بَيْضَتَهُمْ وَلَوِ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ أَقْطَارِهَا أَوْ قَالَ مِنْ بَيْنِ أَقْطَارِهَا حَتَّى يَكُونَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُهْلِكُ بَعْضًا وَيَسْبِي بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ ﷺ » إِنَّمَا أَخَافُ عَلَى أُمَّتِي الْأَئِمَّةَ الْمُضِلِّينَ وَإِذَا وُضِعَ السَّيْفُ فِي أُمَّتِي لَمْ يُرْفَعْ عَنْهَا إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يَلْحَقَ قَبَائِلُ مِنَ أُمَّتِي بِالْمُشْرِكِينَ وَحَتَّى تُعْبَدَ الْأَوْثَانُ وَإِنَّهُ سَيَكُونُ فِي أُمَّتِي ثَلَاثُونَ كَذَّابُونَ كُلُّهُمْ يَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ نَبِيٌّ وَإِنِّي خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ لَا نَبِيَّ بَعْدِي وَلَنْ تَزَالَ طَائِفَةٌ مِنْ أُمَّتِي عَلَى الْحَقِّ ظَاهِرِينَ لَا يَضُرُّهُمْ مَنْ يَخْذُلُهُمْ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ أَمْرُ اللَّهِ «  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ said, "This nation will crowd around the Pond (of Al-Kawthar) in a crowd like the crowds of camels, and it will be returned (to me) on the Day of Resurrection as a group of five (people)."  

أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ قَالَ «لَتَزْدَحِمَنَّ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ ازْدِحَامَ إِبِلٍ وَرَدَتْ لِخَمْسٍ»  

“Peace be upon you, abode of believing people. We will join you soon, if Allah wills.” Then he said: “Would that we could see our brothers.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, are we not your brothers?” He said: “You are my Companions. My brothers are those who will come after me. I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” They said: “O Messenger of Allah, how will you recognize those of your nation who have not yet come?” He said: “If a man has a horse with a blaze on its forehead and white feet, don’t you think that he will recognize it among horses that are deep black in color?” They said: “Of course.” He said: “On the Day of Resurrection they will come with radiant faces, hands, and feet, because of the traces of ablution.” He said: “I will reach the Cistern ahead of you.” Then he said: “Men will be driven away from my Cistern just as stray camels are driven away. And I will call to them: ‘Come here!’ But it will be said: ‘They changed after you were gone, and they kept turning on their heels.’ So I will say: “Be off with you!” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4306)   

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ خَرَجَ إِلَى الْمَقْبُرَةِ فَقَالَ «السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ دَارَ قَوْمٍ مُؤْمِنِينَ وَإِنَّا إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ بِكُمْ لَاحِقُونَ وَدِدْتُ أَنِّي قَدْ رَأَيْتُ إِخْوَانَنَا» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَلَسْنَا إِخْوَانَكَ قَالَ «بَلْ أَنْتُمْ أَصْحَابِي وَإِخْوَانُنَا الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَأْتُوا بَعْدُ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ يَأْتِي بَعْدَكَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ «أَرَأَيْتَ لَوْ كَانَ لِرَجُلٍ خَيْلٌ غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلَةٌ فِي خَيْلٍ دُهْمٍ بُهْمٍ أَلَا يَعْرِفُ خَيْلَهُ؟ » قَالُوا بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَالَ «فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْتُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ وَأَنَا فَرَطُهُمْ عَلَى الْحَوْضِ فَلَيُذَادَنَّ رِجَالٌ عَنْ حَوْضِي كَمَا يُذَادُ الْبَعِيرُ الضَّالُّ أُنَادِيهِمْ أَلَا هَلُمَّ أَلَا هَلُمَّ فَيُقَالُ إِنَّهُمْ بَدَّلُوا بَعْدَكَ فَأَقُولُ فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا فَسُحْقًا»  

“My Cistern is wider than the distance between Ailah and ‘Aden. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, its vessels are more numerous than the number of stars, and it is whiter than milk and sweeter than honey. By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, I will drive men away from it as a man drives strange camels away from his cistern.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, will you recognize us?” He said: “Yes, you will come to me with radiant faces, hands and feet, because of the traces of ablution, and this is not for anyone but you.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4302)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ حَوْضِي لَأَبْعَدُ مِنْ أَيْلَةَ إِلَى عَدْنَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَآنِيَتُهُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ عَدَدِ النُّجُومِ وَلَهُوَ أَشَدُّ بَيَاضًا مِنَ اللَّبَنِ وَأَحْلَى مِنَ الْعَسَلِ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَذُودُ عَنْهُ الرِّجَالَ كَمَا يَذُودُ الرَّجُلُ الْإِبِلَ الْغَرِيبَةَ عَنْ حَوْضِهِ» فَقِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَتَعْرِفُنَا؟ قَالَ «نَعَمْ تَرِدُونَ عَلَيَّ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ آثَارِ الْوُضُوءِ لَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ غَيْرِكُمْ»  

[Machine] "On the authority of Ibn Mas'ud, they said, 'O Messenger of Allah, how do you recognize those whom you have not seen from your Ummah (community)?" He replied, 'They have bright foreheads and traces of ablution on their skin.'"  

عَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُمْ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ كَيْفَ تَعْرِفُ مَنْ لَمْ تَرَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ؟ قَالَ «غُرٌّ مُحَجَّلُونَ بُلْقٌ مِنْ آثَارِ الطَّهُورِ»  

“You will come to me with radiant faces, hands and feet from the traces of ablution. This is the characteristic sign of my nation which does not belong to anyone else.” (Using translation from Ibn Mājah 4282)  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «تَرِدُونَ غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنَ الْوُضُوءِ سِيَّمَا أُمَّتِي لَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ غَيْرِهَا»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Seventy thousand people from my Ummah (community) will enter Paradise without being held accountable." Ukasha bin Muhsin said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah to make me one of them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "O Allah, make him one of them." Then another person said, "Pray to Allah to make me one of them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Ukasha has beaten you to it."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «يَدْخُلُ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعُونَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ» قَالَ فَقَالَ عُكَّاشَةُ بْنُ مِحْصَنٍ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ مِنْهُمْ» فَقَالَ آخَرُ «ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنِي مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ » سَبَقَكَ بِهَا عُكَّاشَةُ «  

[Machine] "While one day he was in the treasury, the Prophet ﷺ came out to us from one of his chambers made of adobe and said, 'Do you not want to be one-fourth of the people of Paradise?' They said, 'Yes.' He said, 'And one-third of the people of Paradise?' They said, 'Yes.' He said, 'By the One who holds my soul in His hand, I hope that you will be half of the people of Paradise. Verily, the example of Muslims among the disbelievers is like a white hair on a black bull or a black hair on a white bull.'"  

بَيْنَمَا هُوَ ذَاتُ يَوْمٍ فِي بَيْتِ الْمَالِ إِذْ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا نَبِيُّ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ مِنْ قُبَّةٍ لَهُ مِنْ أَدَمٍ فَقَالَ «أَلَا تَرْضَوْنَ أَنْ تَكُونُوا رُبُعَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «وَثُلُثُ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ؟ » قَالُوا نَعَمْ قَالَ «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ إِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونُوا نِصْفَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ إِنَّ مَثَلَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْكُفَّارِ كَالْبَقَرَةِ الْبَيْضَاءِ فِيهَا الشَّعْرَةُ السَّوْدَاءُ أَوْ كَالْبَقَرَةِ السَّوْدَاءِ فِيهَا الشَّعْرَةُ الْبَيْضَاءُ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, Allah has promised me that He will admit seventy thousand from my Ummah into Paradise without any reckoning." Yazid bin Al-Akhnas Al-Sulami said, "By Allah, those are not but a small number within your Ummah, O Messenger of Allah, like the golden horseflies among other flies." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ replied, "Verily, my Lord has promised me seventy thousand with each thousand being seventy thousand more, and He increased me with those who are like mountaintops."  

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ قَالَ «إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَعَدَنِي أَنْ يُدْخِلَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ» فَقَالَ يَزِيدُ بْنُ الْأَخْنَسِ السُّلَمِيُّ وَاللَّهِ مَا أُولَئِكَ فِي أُمَّتِكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِلَّا كَالذُّبَابِ الْأَصْهَبِ فِي الذِّبَّانِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ إِنَّ «رَبِّي قَدْ وَعَدَنِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا مَعَ كُلِّ أَلْفٍ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا وَزَادَنِي حَثَيَاتٍ»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, my Lord has promised me that He will admit seventy thousand members of my Ummah into Paradise without reckoning. Then, for every thousand, He will follow them with another seventy thousand, and He will clench His fist three times." Umar raised his voice and said, "Indeed, the first seventy thousand will be interceded for by Allah on behalf of their fathers, mothers, and tribes, and I hope that my Ummah will be the last of those who clench their fists."  

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ رَبِّي وَعَدَنِي أَنْ يُدْخِلَ مِنَ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ ثُمَّ يُتْبِعُ كُلَّ أَلْفٍ بِسَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا ثُمَّ يَحْثِي بِكَفِّهِ ثَلَاثَ حَثَيَاتٍ» فَكَبَّرَ عُمَرُ فَقَالَ ﷺ «إِنَّ السَّبْعِينَ أَلْفًا الْأُوَلَ يُشَفِّعُهُمُ اللَّهُ فِي آبَائِهِمْ وَأُمَّهَاتِهِمْ وَعَشَائِرِهِمْ وَأَرْجُو أَنْ يَجْعَلَ أُمَّتِي أَدْنَى الْحَثَوَاتِ الْأَوَاخِرِ»  

That the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "I was shown the first of (every) three to enter Paradise: A martyr, an 'Atif, who is a Muta'affif, and a slave who perfected his worship of Allah, and was sincere to his masters." (Using translation from Tirmidhī 1642)   

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «عُرِضَ عَلَيَّ أَوَّلُ ثَلَاثَةٍ يَدْخُلُونَ الْجَنَّةَ الشَّهِيدُ وَعَبْدٌ مَمْلُوكٌ أَحْسَنَ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ وَنَصَحَ لِسَيِّدِهِ وَعَفِيفٌ مُتَعَفِّفٌ ذُو غِنًى أَوْ مَالٍ»