[Machine] "We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in some of his journeys. One night, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ arranged a marriage for us, and I noticed a place where the Messenger of Allah ﷺ would seek seclusion. I wanted to find him, but he was not there. I went out searching for him, and suddenly a man from the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked me what I was looking for. While we were in that situation, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ approached us. We said, 'O Messenger of Allah, you are in enemy territory, and we are worried about your safety. If only you had informed some of your companions, one of them would have accompanied you.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'I heard a sound like the grinding of a mill or the buzzing of bees, and an angel came to me from my Lord, offering me a choice. He asked me if I would like one-third of my nation to enter Paradise without any intercession, and I chose the intercession. I knew that it would be broader for them. Then he asked me if I would like half of my nation to enter Paradise without any intercession, and again I chose the intercession. I knew that it would be broader for them.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah the Exalted to make us among the people of your intercession.' He supplicated for them. Then, those two men informed the companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about what he had said. They started coming to him, saying, 'O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah the Exalted to make us among the people of your intercession.' He prayed for them. When the people became too many and crowded, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'This is for the one who dies while testifying that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah.'"  

غَزَوْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ أَسْفَارِهِ قَالَ فَعَرَّسَ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَانْتَبَهْتُ بَعْضَ اللَّيْلِإِلَى مُنَاخِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ أَطْلُبُهُ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ قَالَ فَخَرَجْتُ بَارِزًا أَطْلُبُهُ وَإِذَا رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ يَطْلُبُ مَا أَطْلُبُ قَالَ فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذْ اتَّجَهَ إِلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَنْتَ بِأَرْضِ حَرْبٍ؛ وَلَا نَأْمَنُ عَلَيْكَ فَلَوْلَا إِذْ بَدَتْ لَكَ الْحَاجَةُ قُلْتَ لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِكَ فَقَامَ مَعَكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ هَزِيزًا كَهَزِيزِ الرَّحَى أَوْ حَنِينًا كَحَنِينِ النَّحْلِ وَأَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي ﷻ قَالَ فَخَيَّرَنِي بِأَنْ يَدْخُلَ ثُلُثُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ لَهُمْ فَاخْتَرْتُ لَهُمْ شَفَاعَتِي وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهَا أَوْسَعُ لَهُمْ فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ شَطْرُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ شَفَاعَتِي لَهُمْ فَاخْتَرْتُ شَفَاعَتِي لَهُمْ وَعَلِمْتُ أَنَّهَا أَوْسَعُ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ تَعَالَى أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ قَالَ فَدَعَا لَهُمَا ثُمَّ إِنَّهُمَا نَبَّهَا أَصْحَابَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ وَأَخْبَرَاهُمْ بِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ فَجَعَلُوا يَأْتُونَهُ وَيَقُولُونَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ تَعَالَى أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ فَيَدْعُوَ لَهُمْ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَضَبَّ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْمُ وَكَثُرُوا قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهَا لِمَنْ مَاتَ وَهُوَ يَشْهَدُأَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ  

[Machine] "He ﷺ was with the Prophet ﷺ during a journey, and they traveled with him for the whole day without stopping for rest or during the entire night, except to perform the prayer. Until they reached the middle of the night, a man started observing the Prophet ﷺ when he placed his luggage down. The man said, 'I approached him and looked, but I did not see anyone except sleeping, nor any camel except with folded legs.' He continued, 'I then went a little further and looked where the Prophet ﷺ had placed his luggage, but I did not see him there. I went out to search for him and walked on my face in the darkness of the night. I then heard a sound like the jingling of a harness. I approached it and found Ma'ath bin Jabal and Ash'ari. I approached them and asked, "Where is the Messenger of Allah?" They replied, "Keep quiet and sit." They soon moved a little ahead until they reached us. We got up and approached him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, we were afraid when we did not see you, so we followed your footsteps." He said, "Indeed, someone came to me from my Lord and gave me the choice between having half of my Ummah enter Paradise or intercession, so I chose intercession." We said, "We remind you of Allah and the companionship, so make us among the people of intercession." He said, "You are among them." Then we proceeded until a man came and informed us about what we were just informed of. They reminded him of Allah and the companionship, so he made them among the people of his intercession. He said, "Certainly, you are among them." This continued until the people finished. Then they pushed each other to the extent of suffocation, and they said, "Include us among them." He said, "I testify that those who die from my Ummah without associating anything with Allah will be among them."  

أَنَّهُ كَانَ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَسَارَ بِهِمْ يَوْمَهُمْ أَجْمَعَ لَا يَحُلُّ لَهُمْ عُقْدَةً وَلَيْلَتَهُ جَمْعَاءَ لَا يَحُلُّ عُقْدَةً إِلَّا لِصَلَاةٍ حَتَّى نَزَلُوا أَوْسَطَ اللَّيْلِ قَالَ فَرَقَبَ رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ حِينَ وَضَعَ رَحْلَهُ قَالَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَنَظَرْتُ فَلَمْ أَرَ أَحَدًا إِلَّا نَائِمًا وَلَا بَعِيرًا إِلَّا وَاضِعًا جِرَانَهُ نَائِمًا قَالَ فَتَطَاوَلْتُ فَنَظَرْتُ حَيْثُ وَضَعَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ رَحْلَهُ فَلَمْ أَرَهُ فِي مَكَانِهِ فَخَرَجْتُ أَتَخَطَّى الرِّحَالَ حَتَّى خَرَجْتُ إِلَى النَّاسِ ثُمَّ مَضَيْتُ عَلَى وَجْهِي فِي سَوَادِ اللَّيْلِ فَسَمِعْتُ جَرَسًا فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ وَالْأَشْعَرِيِّ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِمَا فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ فَإِذَا هَزِيزٌ كَهَزِيزِ الرَّحَا فَقُلْتُ كَأَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ عِنْدَ هَذَا الصَّوْتِ قَالَا اقْعُدْ اسْكُتْ فَمَضَى قَلِيلًا فَأَقْبَلَ حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَيْنَا فَقُمْنَا إِلَيْهِ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَزِعْنَا إِذْ لَمْ نَرَكَ وَاتَّبَعْنَا أَثَرَكَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ فَقُلْنَا نُذَكِّرُكَ اللهَ وَالصُّحْبَةَ إِلَّا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ قَالَ أَنْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ مَضَيْنَا فَيَجِيءُ الرَّجُلُ وَالرَّجُلَانِ فَيُخْبِرُهُمْ بِالَّذِي أَخْبَرَنَا بِهِ فَيُذَكِّرُونَهُ اللهَ وَالصُّحْبَةَ إِلَّا جَعَلَهُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِهِ فَيَقُولُ فَإِنَّكُمْ مِنْهُمْ حَتَّى انْتَهَى النَّاسُ فَأَضَبُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَقَالُوا اجْعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ قَالَ فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنَّهَا لِمَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , married us one night, so each of us spread out the arm of his mount as a bed. I then went to some camels and found that the camel of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , had no one in front of it. So I set off to find the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ . Then I encountered Mu'adh ibn Jabal and Abdullah ibn Qais standing. I said, "Where is the Messenger of Allah?" They replied, "We do not know, except that we heard a sound from the highest part of the valley, and it sounded like the rustling of the reins." He said, "Wait here for a while." Then the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , came to us and said, "Indeed, someone came to me tonight from my Lord, and He gave me the choice between having half of my nation enter Paradise or having intercession, so I chose intercession." We said, "We ask you by Allah and by your companions to make us from the people of your intercession." He said, "Indeed, you are from the people of my intercession." He then turned his mule towards the people, and they were frightened and had lost their Prophet. The Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "Someone came to me tonight from my Lord and gave me the choice between having half of my nation enter Paradise or having intercession, and I chose intercession." They said, "O Messenger of Allah, we ask you by Allah and by your companions to make us from the people of your intercession." He said, "When they become numerous, they will press me, so I bear witness to you that my intercession is for those who do not associate anything with Allah from my nation."  

عَرَّسَ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَافْتَرَشَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا ذِرَاعَ رَاحِلَتِهِ قَالَ فَانْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى بَعْضِ الْإِبِلِ فَإِذَا نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ قُدَّامَهَا أَحَدٌ قَالَ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ قَيْسٍ قَائِمَانِ قُلْتُ أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ؟ قَالَا مَا نَدْرِي غَيْرَ أَنَّا سَمِعْنَا صَوْتًا بِأَعْلَى الْوَادِي فَإِذَا مِثْلُ هَزِيزِ الرَّحْلِ قَالَ امْكُثُوا يَسِيرًا ثُمَّ جَاءَنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ فَقُلْنَا نَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ وَالصُّحْبَةَ لَمَا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ قَالَ فَإِنَّكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِي قَالَ فَأَقْبَلْنَا مَعَانِيقَ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَإِذَا هُمْ قَدْ فَزِعُوا وَفَقَدُوا نَبِيَّهُمْ وَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ مِنْ رَبِّي آتٍ فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَإِنِّي اخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ وَالصُّحْبَةَ لَمَا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَضَبُّوا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَأَنَا أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنَّ شَفَاعَتِي لِمَنْ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي  

[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»  

[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ got us married one night, and each one of us spread out the arm of his mount, and I paid attention during part of the night, and behold, the Prophet's ﷺ camel had no one in front of it. So I set out to look for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and behold, I found Mu'adh bin Jabal and 'Abdullah bin Qais standing. I said, "Where is the Messenger of Allah?" They said, "We do not know, except that we heard a voice at the top of the valley, like the sound of a millstone. We did not wait except for a short while until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us, and he said, 'Indeed, someone came to me tonight from my Lord, and He gave me the choice between half of my nation entering Paradise or intercession, and I chose intercession.' So we said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we beseech you by Allah and by your companionship, since you made us from the people of your intercession.' He said, 'Indeed, you are from the people of my intercession.' He said, 'So we turned to the people, and behold, they were startled and had lost their prophet ﷺ .' The Prophet ﷺ said, 'Indeed, someone came to me tonight and gave me the choice between half of my nation entering Paradise or intercession, and I chose intercession.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we beseech you by Allah, since you made us from the people of your intercession.' The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'Indeed, I bear witness, with those present as my witnesses, that my intercession is for those who do not associate anything with Allah from my nation.'"  

عَرَّسَ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَافْتَرَشَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا ذِرَاعَ رَاحِلَتِهِ فَانْتَبَهْتُ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِذَا نَاقَةُ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ لَيْسَ قُدَّامَهَا أَحَدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ قَيْسٍ قَائِمَانِ قَالَ قُلْتُ أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ؟ قَالَا مَا نَدْرِي غَيْرَ أَنَّا سَمِعْنَا صَوْتًا بِأَعْلَى الْوَادِي فَإِذَا مِثْلُ هَدِيرِ الرَّحَى فَلَمْ نَلْبَثْ إِلَّا يَسِيرًا حَتَّى أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي اللَّيْلَةَ آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَإِنِّي اخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ وَالصُّحْبَةَ لَمَا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ قَالَ «فَإِنَّكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِي» قَالَ فَأَقْبَلْنَا إِلَى النَّاسِ فَإِذَا هُمْ فَزِعُوا وَفَقَدُوا نَبِيَّهُمْ ﷺ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «إِنَّهُ أَتَانِيَ اللَّيْلَةَ آتٍ فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَإِنِّي اخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَنْشُدُكَ اللَّهَ لَمَا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ «إِنِّي أُشْهِدُ مَنْ حَضَرَ أَنَّ شَفَاعَتِيَ لِمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي»  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in some of his expeditions. One night, I woke up and did not see the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in his usual place. I saw his companions with rocks on their heads, and the camels were standing in their place. Suddenly, I saw a figure approaching me and I got scared. Then, it was Muadh ibn Jabal, so I asked him, "Where is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?" He replied, "He is behind me." Suddenly, I saw the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and I said, "O Messenger of Allah, when you are in the enemy's land, you have guards." The Prophet ﷺ said, "I received a message from my Lord, and He gave me the choice between having half of my Ummah enter Paradise or intercede for them, so I chose intercession." Muadh said, "O Messenger of Allah, may my parents be sacrificed for you, you know my closeness to you and my status, so please include me among them." He said, "You are among them." Then Awf and Abu Musa said, "O Messenger of Allah, we left our families preferring Allah and His Messenger, so please include us among them." He said, "It is for every Muslim, both of you are among them." Then we reached the people when they called, and the Prophet ﷺ said, "Sit down." So they all sat as if nobody got up. Then the Prophet ﷺ said, "I received a message from my Lord, and He gave me the choice between having half of my Ummah enter Paradise or intercede for them, so I chose intercession." The people said, "O Messenger of Allah, include us among them." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Listen." So they listened as if nobody spoke. Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "My intercession is for those who die without associating anything with Allah."  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَانْتَبَهْتُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَلَمْ أَرَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فِي مَكَانِهِ وَإِذَا أَصْحَابُهُ كَأَنَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمُ الصُّخُورَ وَإِذَا الْإِبِلُ قَدْ وَضَعَتْ صَرَاتَهَا وَإِذَا أَنَا بِخَيَالٍ قَدْ تَصَدَّى لِي وَتَصَدَّأْتُ لَهُ فَإِذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ وَرَائِي فَإِذَا أَنَا بِخَيَالٍ قَدْ تَصَدَّى إِلَيَّ وَتَصَدَّأْتُ لَهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ قَالَ فَحَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ بْنِ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ الْأَشْجَعِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي مُوسَى هَزِيرًا كَهَزِيرِ الرَّحَى فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ؟ قَالَ وَرَائِي قَدْ أَقْبَلَ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ إِذَا كَانَ فِي أَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ حَرَسٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي ﷻ فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» قَالَ مُعَاذٌ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي قَدْ عَرَفْتَ قَرَابَتِي وَمَنْزِلَتِي فَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ «أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ» فَقَالَ عَوْفٌ وَأَبُو مُوسَى يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَدْ عَرَفْتَ إِنَّا تَرَكْنَا أَهْلِنَا نُؤْثِرُ اللهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «هِيَ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ أَنْتُمَا مِنْهُمْ» فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْقَوْمِ حِينَ نَادُوا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «اقْعُدُوا» فَقَعَدُوا كَأَنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يَقُمْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ شِطْرُ أُمَّتِي وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «أَنْصِتُوا» فَأَنْصَتُوا كَأَنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ شَفَاعَتِي لِمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا»  

[Machine] We were with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ during a journey, and we stopped for the night. I got up to look for the Prophet ﷺ , but I couldn't find him. Instead, I found Mu'adh ibn Jabal and Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari, so I asked, "Where is the Messenger of Allah?" They replied, "We don't know." While we were in this situation, we heard a sound coming from the top of the valley, like the sound of a grinding mill. Soon after, the Prophet ﷺ came, and we said, "O Messenger of Allah, we lost you tonight." He said, "I was visited by a caller from my Lord who gave me the choice between having half of my Ummah enter Paradise and having the power of intercession. So I chose intercession." We said, "O Messenger of Allah, pray to Allah to make us among the people of your intercession." He said, "O Allah, make them among the people of intercession." Then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Indeed, my intercession will be for those who die without associating anything with Allah."  

كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فِي سَفَرٍ فَنَزَلْنَا لَيْلَةً فَقُمْتُ أَطْلُبُ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ فَلَمْ أَجِدْهُ وَوَجَدْتُ مُعَاذَ بْنَ جَبَلٍ وَأَبَا مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيَّ فَقَالَا مَا حَاجَتُكَ؟ قُلْتُ أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَقَالَا مَا نَدْرِي فَبَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ إِذْ سَمِعْنَا فِي أَعْلَى الْوَادِي هَزِيرًا كَهَزِيرِ الرَّحَى فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ أَنْ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَدْنَاكَ اللَّيْلَةَ فَقَالَ «أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ تَكُونَ أُمَّتِي شَطْرَ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا ثُمَّ أَتَيْنَا الْقَوْمَ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُمْ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ ادْعُ اللهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ فَقَالَ «اللهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِهَا» ثُمَّ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «إِنَّ شَفَاعَتِي لِمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا»  

"عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ: عَرَّسَ بِنَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ فَتَوَسَّدَ كُلُّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنَّا ذِرَاعَ رَاحِلَتِهِ، فَانْتَبَهْتُ في بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِذَا أَنَا لَا أَدْرِى: رَسُول الله ﷺ عِنْدَ رَاحِلَتِهِ؟ ، فَأَفْزَعَنِى ذَلِكَ، فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَلْتَمِسُ رسُولَ الله ﷺ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ وَأَبِى مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِىِّ، وإِذَا هُمَا قَدْ أَفْزَعَهُمَا مَا أَفْزَعَنِى، فَبَيْنَا نَحْنُ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا سَمِعْنَا هَزِيْزًا بِأَعْلَى الْوَادِى كَهَزِيزِ الرَّحَى، فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ بِمَا كَانَ مِنْ أمْرِنَا، فَقَالَ نَبِىُّ الله ﷺ أَتَانِى اللَّيْلَةَ آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّى - ﷻ - فَخَيَّرنِى بَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِى الْجَنَّةَ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعةَ، فَقُلْتُ: أَنْشُدُكَ الله يَا نَبِىَّ الله والصُّحْبَةَ لَمَا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ قَالَ: فَإِنَّكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِى، فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ الله ﷺ حَتَّى انْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى النَّاسِ فَإِذَا هُمْ قَدْ فَزِعُوا حِينَ فَقَدُوا نَبِىَّ الله ﷺ فَقَالَ نَبِىُّ الله ﷺ أَتَانِى آتٍ مِنْ رَبَّى فَخَيَّرَنَى بْينَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِى الْجَنَّةَ، فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ فَقَالُوا: نَنْشُدُكَ الله وَالصُّحْبَةَ لَمَا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ، فَلَمَّا أَضْمُوا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ نَبِىُّ الله ﷺ فَإِنِّى أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ شَفَاعَتِى لِمَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِى لَا يُشْرِكُ بِالله شَيْئًا".