Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 33836 — What Allah the Exalted gave Muhammad

Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: On the Day of Resurrection the sun will be given the heat of ten years, then it will be brought near to people's heads until it is at the distance between two bows. People will sweat until the sweat reaches a man's height in the earth, then it will rise until a man says "gharghar". Salman said: until a man begins to say gharghar. When they see their state, they will say to one another: Do you not see what state you are in? Go to your father Adam (peace be upon him), that he may intercede for you with your Lord. So they will go to Adam (peace be upon him) and say: O our father, you are the one whom Allah created with His hand, into whom He breathed a spirit, and whom He settled in His Paradise. Rise and intercede for us; you see our state. He will say: This is not my station, and I am not of that rank, so how can I do this? They will say: Then to whom do you command us to go? He will say: Go to the servant whom Allah has declared grateful. (2) So they will come to Nuh (peace be upon him) and say: O Prophet of Allah, you are the one whom Allah has declared grateful, and you see our state. Rise and intercede for us. He will say: This is not my station, and this is not my rank, so how can I do this? They will say: To whom do you command us to go? He will say: Go to the intimate friend of Allah, Ibrahim (peace be upon him). (3) So they will come to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and say: O intimate friend of Allah, you see our state, so intercede for us with your Lord. He will say: This is not my station, and I am not of that rank; how can I do this? They will say: To whom do you command us to go? He will say: Go to Musa, whom Allah chose for His message and for speaking with Him. (4) So they will go to Musa (peace be upon him) and say: You see our state, so intercede for us with your Lord. He will say: This is not my station, and I am not of that rank; how can I do this? They will say: To whom do you command us to go? He will say: Go to the Word of Allah and His Spirit, Isa (peace be upon him), son of Maryam (peace be upon her). (5) So they will go to Isa (peace be upon him) and say: O Word of Allah and O Spirit of Allah, you see our state, so intercede for us with your Lord. He will say: This is not my station, and I am not of that rank; how can I do this? They will say: To whom do you command us to go? He will say: Go to the servant through whom Allah opened and through whom He sealed, whose past and future sins He has forgiven, and who will come on this Day in safety. (6) So they will come to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and say: O Prophet of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), you are the one through whom Allah opened and through whom He sealed, and He has forgiven all your past and future sins, and you have come on this Day in safety, and you see our state. So intercede for us with our Lord. He (peace and blessings be upon him) will say: I am the one you seek. Then he will go out, moving people aside, until he reaches the gate of Paradise. He will take hold of the ring of gold on the gate and knock on it. It will be said: Who is this? The reply will be: This is Muhammad. He said: Then the gate will be opened for him. He will come and stand before Allah, ask permission to prostrate, and be given permission, so he will prostrate. He will be called: O Muhammad, raise your head. Ask, and you will be given. Intercede, and your intercession will be accepted. Supplicate, and your supplication will be answered. He said: Then Allah will inspire his heart with praise and glorification such as no one among the creation will have been inspired with. He will say: O Lord, my Ummah, my Ummah! Then he will ask permission to prostrate, be given permission and prostrate. Then Allah will inspire his heart with praise and glorification such as no one among the creation will have been inspired with. And he will be called: O Muhammad! O Muhammad! Raise your head. Ask, and you will be given. Intercede, and your intercession will be accepted. Supplicate, and your supplication will be answered. He will raise his head and say: O Lord, my Ummah, my Ummah! He will say this two or three times. Sayyiduna Salman (may Allah be pleased with him) said: His intercession will be accepted for everyone in whose heart there is faith the weight of a grain of wheat, or faith the weight of a barley grain, or faith the weight of a mustard seed. That is the Praised Station (al-Maqam al-Mahmud).