مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد
Majma' al-Zawa'id
كتاب البعث
Book of the Resurrection
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عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " لَا يَزَالُ الرَّجُلُ يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَلَيْسَ فِي وَجْهِهِ مِزْعَةُ لَحْمٍ " . وَقَالَ : " إِنَّ الشَّمْسَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ تَدْنُو حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْعَرَقُ نِصْفَ الْأُذُنِ ، فَبَيْنَا هُمْ كَذَلِكَ اسْتَغَاثُوا بِآدَمَ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَيَقُولُ : لَسْتُ بِصَاحِبِ ذَاكَ ، ثُمَّ مُوسَى - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَيَقُولُ كَذَلِكَ ، ثُمَّ مُحَمَّدٍ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَيَشْفَعُ فَيَقْضِي اللَّهُ بَيْنَ الْخَلْقِ ، فَيَمْشِي حَتَّى يَأْخُذَ بِحَلْقَةِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَيَوْمَئِذٍ يَبْعَثُهُ اللَّهُ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا يَحْمَدُهُ أَهْلُ الْجَمْعِ كُلُّهُمْ " . قُلْتُ : هُوَ فِي الصَّحِيحِ بِاخْتِصَارٍ مِنْ قَوْلِهِ : " فَيَقْضِي اللَّهُ بَيْنَ الْخَلْقِ إِلَى آخِرِهِ " . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ فِي الْأَوْسَطِ عَنْ مُطَّلِبِ بْنِ شُعَيْبٍ ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ ، وَكِلَاهُمَا قَدْ وُثِّقَ عَلَى ضَعْفٍ فِيهِ ، وَبَقِيَّةُ رِجَالِهِ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "A man will keep on begging from people until, when he comes on the Day of Resurrection, there will not be a single piece of flesh on his face." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also said: "On the Day of Resurrection the sun will draw near, until sweat reaches halfway up the ear. While the people are in this state, they will seek help from Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), and he will say: 'I am not the one for that.' Then (they will seek help from) Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him), and he too will say the same. Then (they will seek help from) Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), and he will intercede, and Allah Almighty will judge between the creation. Then Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) will walk until he takes hold of the ring (that is, the knocker of the door) of Paradise. On that day Allah Almighty will raise him to the 'Praised Station' (al-Maqam al-Mahmud), for which all the people of the gathering will praise him." (Allamah al-Haythami says:) I say:
This narration is in the Sahih in abridged form, with these words: "And Allah Almighty will judge between the creation" and from there to the end.
At-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat from Muttalib bin Shu'ayb, from Abdullah bin Salih; both of them have been declared trustworthy, although there is weakness in both of them. The rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
This narration is in the Sahih in abridged form, with these words: "And Allah Almighty will judge between the creation" and from there to the end.
At-Tabarani recorded it in al-Mu'jam al-Awsat from Muttalib bin Shu'ayb, from Abdullah bin Salih; both of them have been declared trustworthy, although there is weakness in both of them. The rest of its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
وَعَنْ سَلْمَانَ قَالَ : تُعْطَى الشَّمْسُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَرَّ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ ، ثُمَّ تُدْنَى مِنْ جَمَاجِمِ النَّاسِ . قَالَ : فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ .
قَالَ : فَيَأْتُونَ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَيَقُولُونَ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، أَنْتَ الَّذِي فَتَحَ اللَّهُ بِكَ ، وَغَفَرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ ، وَقَدْ تَرَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ فَاشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ ، فَيَقُولُ : " أَنَا صَاحِبُكُمْ " . فَيَخْرُجُ يَحُوشُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَيَأْخُذُ بِحَلْقَةٍ فِي الْبَابِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَيَقْرَعُ الْبَابَ ، فَيَقُولُ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ : " مُحَمَّدٌ " . فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُ حَتَّى يَقُومَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - فَيَسْجُدُ ، فَيُنَادَى : ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ ، سَلْ تُعْطَهْ ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ . فَذَلِكَ الْمَقَامُ الْمَحْمُودُ . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَرِجَالُهُ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
قَالَ : فَيَأْتُونَ النَّبِيَّ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - فَيَقُولُونَ : يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ، أَنْتَ الَّذِي فَتَحَ اللَّهُ بِكَ ، وَغَفَرَ لَكَ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ ، وَقَدْ تَرَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ فَاشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ ، فَيَقُولُ : " أَنَا صَاحِبُكُمْ " . فَيَخْرُجُ يَحُوشُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى بَابِ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَيَأْخُذُ بِحَلْقَةٍ فِي الْبَابِ مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَيَقْرَعُ الْبَابَ ، فَيَقُولُ : مَنْ هَذَا ؟ فَيَقُولُ : " مُحَمَّدٌ " . فَيُفْتَحُ لَهُ حَتَّى يَقُومَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اللَّهِ - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - فَيَسْجُدُ ، فَيُنَادَى : ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ ، سَلْ تُعْطَهْ ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ . فَذَلِكَ الْمَقَامُ الْمَحْمُودُ . رَوَاهُ الطَّبَرَانِيُّ ، وَرِجَالُهُ رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ .
Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: On the Day of Resurrection the sun will be given the heat of ten years, then it will be brought near to people's heads. The narrator says: After this he mentioned the full hadith, in which further on he relates: "Then the people will come to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and say: 'O Prophet of Allah! You are the one to whom Allah Almighty granted victory, and He has forgiven you your past and future sins. You see the situation we are in, so intercede for us in the court of your Lord.' The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will say: 'I am the one for you.' Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) will set off, taking all the people with him, until he comes to the door of Paradise. He will take hold of the knocker of the door, which will be made of gold, and knock on the door with it. (The angel guarding it from inside) will ask: 'Who is it?' He will say: 'Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).' Then on the Day of Resurrection it will be opened for him, until he comes before Allah Almighty and falls into prostration. Then the Lord will say: 'Raise your head; ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.' (Sayyiduna Salman al-Farisi (may Allah be pleased with him) or the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:) This is the 'Praised Station' (al-Maqam al-Mahmud)."
At-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
At-Tabarani recorded it, and its narrators are the narrators of the Sahih.
وَعَنْ أَبِي نَضْرَةَ قَالَ : سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ يَخْطُبُ عَلَى مِنْبَرِ الْبَصْرَةِ قَالَ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - : " إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ نَبِيٌّ إِلَّا وَلَهُ دَعْوَةٌ قَدْ تَنَجَّزَهَا فِي الدُّنْيَا ، وَإِنِّي اخْتَبَأْتُ دَعْوَتِي شَفَاعَةً لِأُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ، وَأَنَا سَيِّدُ وَلَدِ آدَمَ وَلَا فَخْرَ ، وَأَوَّلُ مَنْ تَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ الْأَرْضُ وَلَا فَخْرَ ، بِيَدِي لِوَاءُ الْحَمْدِ ، آدَمُ وَمَنْ دُونَهُ تَحْتَ لِوَائِي وَلَا فَخْرَ ، وَيَطُولُ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَى النَّاسِ ، وَيَشْتَدُّ حَتَّى يَقُولَ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ : انْطَلِقُوا بِنَا إِلَى آدَمَ أَبِي الْبَشَرِ يَشْفَعُ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّنَا فَيَقْضِي بَيْنَنَا ، فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ إِلَى آدَمَ فَيَقُولُونَ : يَا آدَمُ ، اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا ، فَيَقُولُ آدَمُ : لَسْتُ هُنَاكَ ، أُخْرِجْتُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ بِخَطِيئَتِي ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا نَفْسِي ، وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا نُوحًا . فَيَأْتُونَ نُوحًا فَيَقُولُونَ : يَا نُوحُ ، اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَيَقْضِي بَيْنَنَا ، فَيَقُولُ : لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ ، إِنِّي دَعَوْتُ دَعْوَةً أَغْرَقَتْ أَهْلَ الْأَرْضِ ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا نَفْسِي ، وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ الرَّحْمَنِ . فَيَأْتُونَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ - عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ - فَيَقُولُونَ : يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ ، اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا ، فَيَقُولُ : لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ ، إِنِّي كَذَبْتُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ ثَلَاثَ كَذَبَاتٍ " - قَوْلُهُ : إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ ، وَقَوْلُهُ : بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَذَا ، " وَاللَّهِ مَا أَرَادَ بِهِنَّ إِلَّا عِزَّةً لِدِينِ اللَّهِ " . - " وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا نَفْسِي ، وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا مُوسَى عَبْدًا اصْطَفَاهُ اللَّهُ بِرِسَالَتِهِ وَكَلَّمَهُ . فَيَأْتُونَ مُوسَى فَيَقُولُونَ : يَا مُوسَى ، اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا ، فَيَقُولُ : إِنِّي لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ ، إِنِّي قَتَلْتُ نَفْسًا ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا نَفْسِي ، وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا عِيسَى رُوحَ اللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتَهُ . فَيَأْتُونَ عِيسَى فَيَقُولُونَ : يَا عِيسَى ، اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا ، فَيَقُولُ : إِنِّي لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ ، إِنِّي اتَّخَذْتُ إِلَهًا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ ، وَإِنَّهُ لَا يُهِمُّنِي الْيَوْمَ إِلَّا نَفْسِي ، أَرَأَيْتُمْ لَوْ كَانَ مَتَاعٌ فِي وِعَاءٍ مَخْتُومٍ ، أَكَانَ يُقْدَرُ عَلَى مَا فِيهِ حَتَّى يُفَضَّ الْخَاتَمُ ؟ فَيَقُولُونَ : لَا . فَيَقُولُ : إِنَّ مُحَمَّدًا - صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ - خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَقَدْ حَضَرَ ، وَقَدْ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ . فَيَأْتُونِي فَيَقُولُونَ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ ، اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ فَلْيَقْضِ بَيْنَنَا ، فَأَقُولُ : أَنَا لَهَا حَتَّى يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَى ، فَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِهِ نَادَى مُنَادٍ : أَيْنَ أَحْمَدُ وَأُمَّتُهُ ؟ أَيْنَ أَحْمَدُ وَأُمَّتُهُ ؟ فَيَجِيئُونَ ، فَنَحْنُ الْأَوَّلُونَ وَالْآخِرُونَ ، آخِرُ مَنْ يُبْعَثُ ، وَآخِرُ مَنْ يُحَاسَبُ ، فَتُفْرِجُ لَنَا الْأُمَمُ عَنْ طَرِيقِنَا ، فَنَمْضِي غُرًّا مُحَجَّلِينَ مِنْ آثَارِ الطُّهُورِ ، فَتَقُولُ الْأُمَمُ : كَادَتْ هَذِهِ الْأُمَّةُ أَنْ تَكُونَ أَنْبِيَاءَ كُلَّهَا " . رَوَاهُ أَبُو يَعْلَى ، وَأَحْمَدُ ، وَفِيهِ عَلِيُّ بْنُ زَيْدٍ ، وَقَدْ وُثِّقَ عَلَى ضَعْفِهِ ، وَبَقِيَّةُ رِجَالِهِمَا رِجَالُ الصَّحِيحِ . وَزَادَ أَحْمَدُ : " فَآتِي بَابَ الْجَنَّةِ ، فَآخُذُ بِحَلْقَةِ الْبَابِ فَأَقْرَعُ [ الْبَابَ ] ، فَيُقَالُ : مَنْ [ أَنْتَ ] ؟ فَأَقُولُ : [ أَنَا ] مُحَمَّدٌ [ فَيُفْتَحُ لِي ] ، فَآتِي رَبِّي - عَزَّ وَجَلَّ - عَلَى كُرْسِيِّهِ أَوْ سَرِيرِهِ - شَكَّ حَمَّادٌ - فَأَخِرُّ لَهُ سَاجِدًا فَأَحْمَدُهُ بِمَحَامِدَ لَمْ يَحْمَدْهُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ قَبْلِي ، وَلَمْ يَحْمَدْهُ بِهَا أَحَدٌ بَعْدِي ، فَيُقَالُ : يَا مُحَمَّدُ ، ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ وَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ ، [ فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي ] فَأَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ ، أُمَّتِي ! أُمَّتِي ! فَيَقُولُ : أَخْرِجْ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا - لَمْ يَحْفَظْ حَمَّادٌ - ثُمَّ أَعُودُ فَأَسْجُدُ ، فَأَقُولُ مَا قُلْتُ ، فَيُقَالُ : ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ ، وَقُلْ تُسْمَعْ [ وَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ ] ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ ، فَأَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ ، أُمَّتِي ! أُمَّتِي ! فَيُقَالُ : أَخْرِجْ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا دُونَ الْأَوَّلِ ، ثُمَّ أَعُودُ فَأَسْجُدُ فَأَقُولُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَيُقَالُ : ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ ، وَقُلْ تُسْمَعْ ، وَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ ، فَأَقُولُ : أَيْ رَبِّ ، أُمَّتِي ! أُمَّتِي ! فَيُقَالُ : أَخْرِجْ مَنْ كَانَ فِي قَلْبِهِ كَذَا وَكَذَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ .
Abu Nadrah narrates: I heard Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both), while delivering a sermon on the pulpit of Basrah, say: The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every prophet had one special supplication which he used in this world to obtain a particular result, and I have kept my special supplication stored for the intercession for my Ummah on the Day of Resurrection. I am the leader of the children of Adam, and I do not say this out of pride. I am the first for whom the earth will be split open (on the Day of Resurrection), and I do not say this out of pride. In my hand will be the Banner of Praise (Liwa' al-Hamd); Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and all others besides him will be beneath my banner, and I do not say this out of pride. The Day of Resurrection will be long and hard for the people, until they say to one another: 'Come with us to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him), the forefather of mankind, so that he may intercede for us in the court of our Lord and that Lord may judge between us.' They will go to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Sayyiduna Adam! Intercede for us in the court of your Lord so that He may judge between us.' Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) will say: 'I cannot do this, for I was expelled from Paradise because of my error, and today I am concerned only for myself. Go to Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him).' The people will come to Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him)! Intercede for us in the court of your Lord so that He may judge between us.' Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him) will say: 'I cannot do this, for I made a supplication because of which all the people of the earth were drowned, and today I am worried only about myself. Go to Sayyiduna Ibrahim, the Intimate Friend of the Most Merciful (peace be upon him)!' They will come to Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him)! Intercede for us before your Lord so that He may judge between us.' Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) will say: 'I cannot do this; in Islam I spoke three times with words of double meaning'" (the narrator says: one was his saying, 'I am ill', and another his saying, 'Rather, this biggest of them did it'). The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Allah! Through those words of double meaning he intended nothing but the dominance of the religion of Allah." "(Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) will say:) 'Today I am worried only about myself. Go to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him), a servant whom Allah Almighty chose for His message and with whom He spoke.' The people will come to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him)! Intercede for us before your Lord so that He may judge between us.' Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) will say: 'I cannot do this, for I killed a person, and today I am worried only about myself. Go to Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him), who is the Spirit of Allah and His Word.' They will come to Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him)! Intercede for us before your Lord so that He may judge between us.' Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) will say: 'I cannot do this; I was taken as a god besides Allah, and today I am worried only about myself. What do you think: if there were some goods in a container that had been sealed, could those goods be taken out until the seal is broken?' The people will reply: 'No!' Then Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) will say: 'Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Seal of the Prophets; he is present, and Allah Almighty has forgiven him his past and future sins.'" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) says: "Then they will come to me and say: 'O Sayyiduna Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Intercede for us before your Lord so that He may judge between us.' I will say: 'I am for this task, until Allah Almighty gives permission to whomever He wills and is pleased with.' When Allah Almighty intends to judge between His creation, a caller will call out: 'Where are Sayyiduna Ahmad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Ummah? Where are Sayyiduna Ahmad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Ummah?' Then they will come. We are the first and we are the last: we are the last to be raised and the last to be brought to account. The other nations will clear the way for us, and we will walk on, our foreheads and limbs shining from the traces of purification. The other nations will say: 'This Ummah were almost all of them prophets.'"
Abu Ya'la and Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Ali bin Zayd, who has been declared trustworthy despite his weakness; the rest of the narrators of both are the narrators of the Sahih. Ahmad recorded these additional words: "I will come to the door of Paradise, take hold of the knocker of the door and knock on the door. It will be said: 'Who are you?' I will reply: 'I am Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).' Then the door will be opened for me. I will come into the presence of my Lord, who will be on His Kursi (the narrator is unsure, or perhaps the words are:) on His throne. I will fall down in prostration before Him and praise Him with such words of praise with which no one before me will have praised Him, and with which no one after me will praise Him. Then it will be said: 'O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Raise your head; ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.' I will raise my head and say: 'O my Lord! My Ummah, my Ummah!' The Lord will say: 'Bring out whoever has such-and-such in his heart.' (Here the narrator Hammad did not remember the words of the narration.) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then I will return and go into prostration, and I will say some words. Then it will be said: 'Raise your head; speak and you will be heard, ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.' I will say: 'O my Lord! My Ummah, my Ummah!' It will be said: 'Bring out whoever has such-and-such in his heart', and this amount will be less than the first. Then I will come again and go into prostration and say words like those. It will be said: 'Raise your head and speak, your words will be heard; ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.' I will say: 'O my Lord! My Ummah, my Ummah!' It will be said: 'Bring out whoever has such-and-such in his heart', and this amount will be even less than the first."
Abu Ya'la and Ahmad recorded it. Its chain contains a narrator, Ali bin Zayd, who has been declared trustworthy despite his weakness; the rest of the narrators of both are the narrators of the Sahih. Ahmad recorded these additional words: "I will come to the door of Paradise, take hold of the knocker of the door and knock on the door. It will be said: 'Who are you?' I will reply: 'I am Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).' Then the door will be opened for me. I will come into the presence of my Lord, who will be on His Kursi (the narrator is unsure, or perhaps the words are:) on His throne. I will fall down in prostration before Him and praise Him with such words of praise with which no one before me will have praised Him, and with which no one after me will praise Him. Then it will be said: 'O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Raise your head; ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.' I will raise my head and say: 'O my Lord! My Ummah, my Ummah!' The Lord will say: 'Bring out whoever has such-and-such in his heart.' (Here the narrator Hammad did not remember the words of the narration.) The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then I will return and go into prostration, and I will say some words. Then it will be said: 'Raise your head; speak and you will be heard, ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.' I will say: 'O my Lord! My Ummah, my Ummah!' It will be said: 'Bring out whoever has such-and-such in his heart', and this amount will be less than the first. Then I will come again and go into prostration and say words like those. It will be said: 'Raise your head and speak, your words will be heard; ask and you will be given, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.' I will say: 'O my Lord! My Ummah, my Ummah!' It will be said: 'Bring out whoever has such-and-such in his heart', and this amount will be even less than the first."
