Sayyiduna Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came out to us and said: "I am the best of people for the wicked of my Ummah." We said: "O Messenger of Allah! Then how are you for its righteous?" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "As for the righteous of my Ummah, they will enter Paradise by their deeds, and as for its wicked, they will enter Paradise by my intercession."
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "This hadith is not narrated from Abu Umamah (may Allah be pleased with him) except with this chain; Yahya bin Bistam is alone in narrating it."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 6125
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف لضعف جميع بن ثوب
Hadith Takhrij«قال ابن عدي: جميع بن ثوب حديثه يكتب على أنه ضعيف وعامة أحاديثه مناكير «الكامل في الضعفاء، ج 2، ص 417»» «أخرجه الطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 7483»