Sayyiduna Rifa'ah bin Arabah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: We were returning with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). People began asking the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) for permission (to go ahead), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) began granting them permission. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "What is the reason that the side of the tree next to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is more disliked by you than the other side?" The narrator says: At this all the people began to weep. Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "Whoever asks you for permission after this, in my view he will be nothing but a fool." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) stood up, praised and glorified Allah Almighty, and said: "I bear witness before Allah Almighty." When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) swore an oath, he would say: "By the One in whose Hand is the soul of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), whoever among you believes in Allah Almighty and then remains upright will be made to travel into Paradise on account of it. My Lord has promised me that He will admit seventy thousand people of my nation into Paradise in such a way that no account will be taken of them and they will suffer no punishment. And I hope that they will not enter it until you, and the righteous among your wives and children, have taken up your dwellings in Paradise." After this the narrator mentioned the complete hadith. (Allamah Haythami says:) I say: Ibn Majah recorded a small portion of this narration.
Al-Tabarani and al-Bazzar recorded it with various chains, and some of the narrators with al-Tabarani and al-Bazzar are the narrators of the Sahih.
Hadith Referenceمجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد / كتاب أهل الجنة / 18700
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسنادہ صحیح
Hadith Takhrij«اخرجه البزار فى المسند (3543) اخرجه الطبراني فى المعجم الكبير (4556) اخرجه احمد فى المسند (16/4) ، أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 15782، وأخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 4556، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 86/2»