Sayyiduna Abu Muwayhibah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was commanded to supplicate (for forgiveness) for the people of al-Baqi', so he (peace and blessings be upon him) supplicated for them three times that same night. When it was the third time, he said: "O Abu Muwayhibah! Saddle my mount for me." I saddled the mount, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) rode and went towards the people of al-Baqi', then he dismounted and I held his (peace and blessings be upon him) mount. He (peace and blessings be upon him) stood over them and said: "Congratulations to you on the state in which you are, while trials will come upon the people like pieces of the dark night, one following another, and the later will be more severe than the former. So congratulations to you on the state in which you are." Then the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came and said: "O Abu Muwayhibah! I have been given," or he said: "I have been given the choice of the keys of what Allah will open for my Ummah after me, and Paradise, or meeting my Lord." I said: May my father and mother be ransomed for you, O Messenger of Allah! Choose for us (the blessings of the earth). He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have chosen meeting my Lord." After that, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) remained only seven or eight (days) until he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away.
Hadith Referenceالمعجم الكبير للطبراني / مسند من يعرف بالكنى / 19075