[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] 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»  

[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»