“We came back (from a campaign) with the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and he said: ‘By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, there is no person who believes then stands firm, but he will be caused to enter Paradise. I hope that they will not enter it until you and those who are righteous among your offspring will enter it and take up your dwelling places therein. And my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand of my nation will enter Paradise without being brought to account.’”  

صَدَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ يُؤْمِنُ ثُمَّ يُسَدَّدُ إِلاَّ سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَرْجُو أَلاَّ يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ ذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي ﷻ أَنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ  

[Machine] "We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and some people sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , so he granted them permission. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ then said: 'What is the matter with the splitting of the tree that follows the Messenger of Allah ﷺ being more disliked by you than the other splitting?' Abu Bakr said: 'You will not see any of the people except crying.' Abu Bakr said: 'He who seeks permission from you after my death is foolish.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ got up and praised Allah and glorified Him and said: 'I bear witness before Allah, and whenever he took an oath, he would say: 'By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, there is none among you who believes in Allah and then sets out to rectify (the affairs of) the people except that he will be guided by it to Paradise. Indeed my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand from my Ummah will enter Paradise without being brought to account or punished, and I hope that you will constitute the majority of the people of Paradise along with your spouses and offspring.'"  

صَدَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ نَاسٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» قَالَ فَلَا تَرَى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا قَالَ يَقُولُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ فِي نَفْسِي بَعْدَهَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سَلَكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي ﷻ أنْ يُدْخِلَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] "We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and some people sought his permission, so he granted them permission. The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'What is the matter with this part of the tree that is following the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? It is more hated by you than the other part?' He said, 'You see none of the people except crying.' Abu Bakr said, 'The one who seeks your permission in regards to me after my death, is a foolish person.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up and praised Allah and spoke highly of Him, and said, 'I bear witness before Allah, and whenever he swore an oath, he would say, 'By the One in Whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad, none of you truly believes until he loves his brother that he loves for himself.' And my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand from my Ummah will enter Paradise without being held to account or punished. And I hope that you and those among your wives and children who do good deeds will occupy mansions in Paradise.'  

صَدَرْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ نَاسٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ يَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» قَالَ فَلَا تَرَى مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا قَالَ يَقُولُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ فِي نَفْسِي بَعْدَهَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سَلَكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي ﷻ أنْ يُدْخِلَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذُرِّيَّاتِكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] He said: We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and people started seeking permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, so he granted them permission. He then said, "What is wrong with the branch of the tree that follows the Messenger of Allah ﷺ? Why do you dislike it more than the other branch?" He said, "You only see people crying in the community." Abu Bakr said, "Indeed, the one who seeks permission from you concerning me afterwards is a foolish person." The Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood up, praised Allah, and glorified Him. He then said, "I bear witness before Allah, and whenever I used to swear, I would say, 'By the One in whose hand is my soul, none of you truly believes until he follows me, and my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand individuals from my Ummah will enter Paradise without being held accountable or punished. And I hope that neither you nor those who are righteous among your wives and children will enter Paradise until you occupy dwellings in Paradise."  

قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ نَاسٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» قَالَ فَلَا تَرَى فِي الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ فِي نَفْسِي بَعْدَهَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] He said: We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and some people began seeking permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , and he granted them permission. Then he said: 'What is the matter with the branch of the tree that is following the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? It is more hateful to you than the other branch?' He said: 'You do not see anyone among the people except one who weeps.' Abu Bakr رضي الله عنه said: 'Indeed the one who seeks permission from you regarding myself after that is foolish.' So the Messenger of Allah ﷺ stood and praised Allah and glorified Him, and said: 'I bear witness before Allah, and if he ever swore an oath by saying: "By the One in Whose Hand is my soul, there is none among you who believes in Allah and then dies (upon that faith), except that he will be admitted by it (that faith) to Paradise." And verily, my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand of my Ummah will enter Paradise without being called to account or to be punished, and I hope that you will be the majority of them, along with whoever is righteous among your wives and children, with houses (for them) in Paradise.'  

قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ فَجَعَلَ نَاسٌ يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَيَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» قَالَ فَلَا تَرَى فِي الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكِيًا فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ فِي نَفْسِي بَعْدَهَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى عَلَيْهِ وَقَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ وَكَانَ إِذَا حَلَفَ قَالَ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا يَدْخُلُوهَا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] He said, "We accompanied the Messenger of Allah ﷺ until we reached Al-Kadaid, and they sought permission from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to go to their families, and he granted them permission. Then he said, 'What is wrong with the branch of the tree that stands close to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ? It is more beloved to you than the other branches.' After that, there was not a single person among them except that he wept. A man from them said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the one who seeks permission from you after this is foolish.' So he praised Allah and spoke good words, then he said, 'I bear witness before Allah that no servant who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah will die unless he is sincere from his heart, then he will be guided to Paradise by it. And indeed, my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand of my Ummah (nation) will enter Paradise without being held accountable or punished. And I hope that you (Muslims) will not enter it until you occupy dwellings in Paradise along with your righteous spouses and offspring.'"  

قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْكَدِيدِ جَعَلُوا يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَهَالِيهِمْ فَيَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» فَلَمْ يُرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ بَعْدَ هَذَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى خَيْرًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ لَا يَمُوتُ عَبْدٌ شَهِدَ شَهَادَةَ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ صِدْقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا تَدْخُلُوا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

[Machine] He said, "We followed the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , until we reached Al-Kadeed. They sought permission from the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , to go to their families, so he gave them permission. He then said, 'What is wrong with the branch of the tree that the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , has followed, which is more disliked by you than the other branch?' After that, no one from the group was seen except crying. A man from the group said, 'O Messenger of Allah, the one who seeks permission from you after this is foolish.' He praised Allah and spoke good words, then he said, 'I bear witness before Allah that no servant who testifies that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, sincerely from his heart, will die except that he will be admitted to Paradise, and indeed my Lord has promised me that seventy thousand from my Ummah will enter Paradise without being held accountable or punished, and I hope that you will not enter until you and whomever among your spouses and children are righteous take up dwellings in Paradise.'"  

قَالَ أَقْبَلْنَا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى إِذَا كُنَّا بِالْكَدِيدِ جَعَلُوا يَسْتَأْذِنُونَ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ إِلَى أَهَالِيهِمْ فَيَأْذَنُ لَهُمْ فَقَالَ «مَا بَالُ شِقِّ الشَّجَرَةِ الَّتِي تَلِي رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ أَبْغَضُ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ الشِّقِّ الْآخَرِ؟» فَلَمْ يُرَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ إِلَّا بَاكٍ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ إِنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَأْذِنُكَ بَعْدَ هَذَا لَسَفِيهٌ فَحَمِدَ اللهَ وَأَثْنَى خَيْرًا ثُمَّ قَالَ «أَشْهَدُ عِنْدَ اللهِ لَا يَمُوتُ عَبْدٌ شَهِدَ شَهَادَةَ أَنَّ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللهِ صِدْقًا مِنْ قَلْبِهِ ثُمَّ يُسَدِّدُ إِلَّا سُلِكَ بِهِ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَلَقَدْ وَعَدَنِي رَبِّي أنْ يُدْخِلَ الْجَنَّةَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا لَا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا عَذَابَ وَإِنِّي لَأَرْجُو أَنْ لَا تَدْخُلُوا حَتَّى تَتَبَوَّءُوا أَنْتُمْ وَمَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ أَزْوَاجِكُمْ وَذَرَارِيِّكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ»  

"والَّذِي نَفْسُ محمدٍ بيدهِ، ما مِنْ عبدٍ يُؤمِنُ، ثُمَّ يُسَدَد إِلا سُلِكَ بِه فِي الجَنَّةِ، وَأَرْجُو أَنْ لا يَدْخُلها حَتَّى تَبَوَّءوا أَنتمْ ومَنْ صَلَحَ مِنْ ذَرَارِيكُمْ مَسَاكِنَ فِي الجنَّةِ، ولَقَدْ وعدنِي ربِّي أَنْ يُدْخِلَ الجنَّة مِنْ أمَّتِي سَبْعِينَ أَلْفًا بِغَير حِسَابٍ".