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: "I entered Paradise and heard footsteps ahead of me. I asked: 'O Jibril, what are these footsteps?' He said: 'This is Bilal, walking ahead of you.'"
Imam al-Tabarani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "No one narrated this hadith from Abu al-Aliyah except Abu Janab al-Kalbi."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الأوسط / باب الميم / 6150
Hadith Takhrij«أخرجه أحمد فى «مسنده» برقم: 22662، والطبراني فى «الكبير» برقم: 7809، 7923، والطبراني فى «الصغير» برقم: 937»