[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 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»  

"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".