It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "My Lord, the Exalted, gave me a choice between two things: that half of my Ummah would go to Paradise, or that I be granted intercession."
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / باب العين / 15197