It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Pulpits of gold will be set up for the Prophets on which they will sit, but my pulpit will remain (empty); I will not sit on it. Rather, I will stand before my Lord, the Mighty and Majestic, ready (to intercede) for the sake of my Ummah, fearing that I may be sent to Paradise while my Ummah is left behind after me. So I will say: 'O my Lord, my Ummah, my Ummah.' Then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will say: 'O Muhammad! What do you want Me to do with your Ummah?' I will say: 'O my Lord! Make their reckoning with justice.' So they will be called and brought to account; then some of them will enter Paradise by the mercy of Allah, and some of them will enter Paradise by my intercession. And I will continue interceding until I am given written deeds (of release) even for people who had already been dispatched to Hell, until Malik, the keeper of Hell, will say: 'O Muhammad! You have not left any share of vengeance for your Lord's wrath among your Ummah.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated it from Muhammad bin Thabit except Abu Ubaydah."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الألف / 2937
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لضعف محمد بن ثابت البناني
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