[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] "The Messenger of Allah ﷺ married us one night, and each of us laid his wife's arm as a pillow. I noticed in the middle of the night that there was no one in front of the Messenger of Allah's camel ﷺ , so I set off to look for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . I found Mu'adh bin Jabal and Abdullah bin Qais standing, so I asked them, 'Where is the Messenger of Allah?' They replied, 'We do not know, except that we heard a voice from the top of the valley. It sounded like the sound of a grinding mill.' We waited for a while, then the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us and said, 'Verily, someone came to me from my Lord and gave me the choice between having half of my Ummah enter Paradise, and the position of intercession. I chose intercession.' We said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we ask you by Allah and by your companionship, why you chose us as people of your intercession?' He said, 'Because you are people of my intercession.' When they mounted their camels, he said, 'Verily, I bear witness before those who are present that my intercession is for those among my Ummah who do not associate anything with Allah.'"  

عَرَّسَ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَافْتَرَشَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا ذِرَاعَ رَاحِلَتِهِ قَالَ فَانْتَبَهْتُ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِذَا نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ قُدَّامَهَا أَحَدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ قَيْسٍ قَائِمَانِ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَا لَا نَدْرِي غَيْرَ أَنَّا سَمِعْنَا صَوْتًا بِأَعْلَى الْوَادِي فَإِذَا مِثْلُ هَدِيرِ الرَّحَى قَالَ فَلَبِثْنَا يَسِيرًا ثُمَّ أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي مِنْ رَبِّي آتٍ فَيُخَيِّرُنِي بِأَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَإِنِّي اخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ وَالصُّحْبَةِ لَمَا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ؟ قَالَ «فَأَنْتُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِي» قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَكِبُوا قَالَ «فَإِنِّي أُشْهِدُ مَنْ حَضَرَ أَنَّ شَفَاعَتِي لِمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي»  

[Machine] The Prophet ﷺ celebrated our wedding one night. Each of us rested our arm on our camels. Suddenly, I woke up in the middle of the night and saw that the Prophet's camel had no one in front of it. I quickly went in search of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ and found Mu'adh bin Jabal and Abdullah bin Qays standing. I asked them, "Where is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ?" They replied, "We do not know, but we heard a voice coming from the top of the valley, sounding like a mill." We waited for a while until the Messenger of Allah ﷺ came to us and said, "Verily, someone from my Lord came to me and gave me a choice between letting half of my nation enter paradise or taking the intercession. I chose intercession." We said, "O Messenger of Allah, we beseech you in the name of Allah and the companionship you have granted us to be among those who receive your intercession." He said, "You are among those who receive my intercession." When they mounted their camels, the Prophet ﷺ said, "I bear witness that whoever bears witness to the fact that there is no God worthy of worship except Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah, then my intercession is guaranteed for him among my nation."  

عَرَّسَ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَافْتَرَشَ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنَّا ذِرَاعَ رَاحِلَتِهِ قَالَ فَانْتَبَهْتُ فِي بَعْضِ اللَّيْلِ فَإِذَا نَاقَةُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَيْسَ قُدَّامَهَا أَحَدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ قَيْسٍ قَائِمَانِ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ فَقَالَا لَا نَدْرِي غَيْرَ أَنَّا سَمِعْنَا صَوْتًا بِأَعْلَى الْوَادِي فَإِذَا مِثْلُ هَدِيرِ الرَّحَى قَالَ فَلَبِثْنَا يَسِيرًا ثُمَّ أَتَانَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي مِنْ رَبِّي آتٍ فَخَيَّرَنِي بِأَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَإِنِّي اخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ نَنْشُدُكَ بِاللَّهِ وَالصُّحْبَةِ لَمَا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ قَالَ «فَأَنْتُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِي» قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَكِبُوا قَالَ «فَإِنِّي أُشْهَدُ مَنْ حَضَرَ أَنَّ شَفَاعَتِيَ لِمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا مِنْ أُمَّتِي»  

[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 Prophet, ﷺ , in one of his battles. I got lost one night and couldn't find the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , in his place. But his companions seemed to have birds on their heads, and the camels had dropped their reins. Mu'adh ibn Jabal then intercepted me and said, "Where is the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ ?" He replied, "Behind me." As I continued, I saw Abu Musa al-Ash'ari and asked him the same question. He also said, "Behind me." Then, Humeid ibn Hilal narrated from Abu Burdah from Abu Musa from Awf ibn Malik that I heard a sound behind Abu Musa, like the sound of a grinding stone. Then, I found myself in the presence of the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , and I said, "O Messenger of Allah, when the Prophet, ﷺ , was in enemy territory, he had guards with him. He said, "A visitor came to me and gave me the choice between half of my Ummah entering Paradise and intercession, so I chose intercession." Mu'adh asked, "Am I and my mother among them, O Messenger of Allah?" He replied, "Yes, you are among them." Awf ibn Malik and Abu Musa also asked, "O Messenger of Allah, we have left our wealth, families, and children, believing in Allah and His Messenger, so include us among them." He said, "You are among them." Then, we came to the people and they had become tumultuous. The Prophet, ﷺ , said, "A visitor came to me from my Lord and gave me the choice between half of my Ummah entering Paradise and intercession, so I chose intercession." The people said, "O Messenger of Allah, include us among them." He said, "Stay silent." They remained silent as if no one had spoken. Then, the Messenger of Allah, ﷺ , said, "It is for those who die without associating anything with Allah."  

كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ فِي بَعْضِ مَغَازِيهِ فَانْتَهَيْتُ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَلَمْ أَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ فِي مَكَانِهِ وَإِذَا أَصْحَابُهُ كَأَنَّ عَلَى رُءُوسِهِمُ الطَّيْرُ وَإِذَا الْإِبِلُ قَدْ وَضَعَتْ جِرَانَهَا قَالَ فَنَظَرْتُ فَإِذَا أَنَا بِخَيَالٍ فَإِذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ قَدْ تَصَدَّى لِي فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ وَرَائِي وَإِذَا أَنَا بِخَيَالٍ فَإِذَا هُوَ أَبُو مُوسَى الْأَشْعَرِيُّ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَ وَرَائِي فَحَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ هِلَالٍ عَنْ أَبِي بُرْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى عَنْ عَوْفِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ قَالَ فَسَمِعْتُ خَلْفَ أَبِي مُوسَى هَزِيزًا كَهَزِيزِ الرَّحَى فَإِذَا أَنَا بِرَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ فَقُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ إِذَا كَانَ بِأَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ حَرَسٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَتَانِي آتٍ فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقَالَ مُعَاذٌ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَرَفْتَ مَنْزِلِي فَاجْعَلْنِي مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «أَنْتَ مِنْهُمْ» قَالَ عَوْفُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ وَأَبُو مُوسَى يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَدْ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّا تَرَكْنَا أَمْوَالَنَا وَأَهْلِينَا وَذَرَارِيَّنَا نُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ فَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ قَالَ «أَنْتُمَا مِنْهُمْ» قَالَ فَانْتَهَيْنَا إِلَى الْقَوْمِ وَقَدْ ثَارُوا فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ «أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أَمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقَالَ الْقَوْمُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ اجْعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ «أَنْصِتُوا» فَنَصَتُوا حَتَّى كَأَنَّ أَحَدًا لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «هِيَ لِمَنْ مَاتَ لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئًا»  

[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] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ married us one night, and each one of us spread out his mount and lay down. During the night, I woke up and saw a she-camel belonging to the Prophet, with no one in front of her. So, I set off to look for the Messenger of Allah ﷺ . I found Mu'adh bin Jabal and Abdullah bin Qais standing, so I said, 'Where is the Messenger of Allah ﷺ ?' They said, 'We do not know, but we heard a sound coming from the top of the valley, like the sound of a grinding mill. Not much time passed until the Prophet ﷺ arrived and said, 'Verily, someone came to me from my Lord, offering me a choice between having half of my Ummah enter Paradise or intercession, so I chose intercession.' We said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we beg you by Allah and your friendship to make us among those who will intercede.' He said, 'You are among those who will intercede.' So, we set off together, racing to the people. And behold, the people were startled and had lost their Prophet. He said, 'Someone came to me from my Lord, offering me a choice between having half of my Ummah enter Paradise or intercession, so I chose intercession.' They said, 'O Messenger of Allah, we beg you by Allah and your friendship to make us among those who will intercede.' When they became persistent, he said, 'I bear witness that my intercession is for those among my Ummah who do not associate anything with Allah.'  

عَرَّسَ بِنَا رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ ذَاتَ لَيْلَةٍ فَافْتَرَشَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنَّا ذِرَاعَ رَاحِلَتِهِ وانْتَبَهْتُ بَعْضَ اللَّيْلِ فَإِذَا نَاقَةٌ لِلنَّبِيِّ لَيْسَ قُدَّامَهَا أَحَدٌ فَانْطَلَقْتُ أَطْلُبُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ فَإِذَا مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ وَعَبْدُ اللهِ بْنُ قَيْسٍ قَائِمَانِ فَقُلْتُ أَيْنَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ؟ قَالَا مَا نَدْرِي غَيْرَ أَنَّا قَدْ سَمِعْنَا صَوْتًا بِأَعْلَى الْوَادِي قَالَ مِثْلَ هَزِيرِ الرَّحَى فَلَمْ يَلْبَثْ إِلَّا يَسِيرًا حَتَّى أَتَانَا النَّبِيُّ ﷺ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» فَقُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ نُنَاشِدُكَ اللهَ وَالصُّحْبَةَ لَمَّا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّفَاعَةِ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِي فَانْطَلَقْنَا مَعًا نَسْتَبِقُ إِلَى النَّاسِ فَإِذَا النَّاسُ قَدْ فَزِعُوا وَفَقَدُوا نَبِيَّهُمْ فَقَالَ «إِنَّهُ أَتَانِي آتٍ مِنْ رَبِّي فَخَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَالشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ» قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ نَنْشُدُكَ اللهَ وَالصُّحْبَةَ لَمَّا جَعَلْتَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ شَفَاعَتِكَ فَلَمَّا أَضَبُّوا قَالَ «أُشْهِدُكُمْ أَنَّ شَفَاعَتِي لِمَنْ مَاتَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي لَا يُشْرِكُ بِاللهِ شَيْئًا»