It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The manifestation of my Lord came to me in the most beautiful form, and Allah Almighty said: O Muhammad! I said: O my Lord! Here I am, ever ready to obey You. Allah Almighty asked: Do you know what the Highest Assembly (the angels brought near) are disputing about? I said: I do not know. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Then Allah Almighty placed His Hand upon my chest, and I felt its coolness between my shoulders, or he said: He placed His Hand between my shoulders, and I felt its coolness in my chest. Then Allah Almighty said again: O Muhammad! I said: O my Lord! Here I am, present and ready. Allah Almighty asked again: Do you know what the Highest Assembly are disputing about? I said: They are disputing about the raising of ranks and the deeds that wipe out sins (expiations). As for the ranks, they are: performing ablution thoroughly and well even in disliked and difficult conditions, walking on foot to the congregational prayer, and waiting for the next prayer after a prayer. And the expiations (deeds that become an expiation for sins) are: feeding people, spreading the greeting of peace, and praying at night when people are asleep. So whoever does these deeds will live in goodness and will be as pure of his sins as on the day his mother gave birth to him. And Allah Almighty said to me: O Muhammad! Say: 'Allahumma inni as'aluka amal al-hasanat, wa tark al-sayyi'at, wa hubb al-masakin, wa idha aradta bi-qawmin fitnatan wa ana baynahum fa-tawaffani ilayka ghayra maftun' (O Allah, I ask You for the doing of good deeds, the leaving of evil deeds and the love of the poor; and when You intend to put a people to trial while I am among them, then take me to You without being put to trial)."
Abu Ya'la narrated this hadith in his Musnad, and there are corroborating reports for it in other books of hadith that strengthen its text.
Hadith Referenceالمطالب العالية بزوائد المسانيد الثمانية / كتاب التفسير / 3700
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف، منقطع
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث المطالب العالیہ محققاً تنسیق د. سعد بن ناصر بن عبد العزيز الشَّثري- مکتبہ شاملہ :إسناده ضعيف منقطع » «أخرجه المعجم الكبير للطبراني برقم: 8117، وأخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 11743، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 531»