It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "(On the Day of Resurrection) the people will come to Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and say: Intercede for us with your Lord. He will say: I said three things that were (outwardly) contrary to fact." Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By each of those statements he was only defending the religion of Allah: his saying: 'Then he cast a glance at the stars and said: I am ill' [Surah al-Saffat: 89], his saying: 'Rather, this one, the biggest of them, did it' [Surah al-Anbiya: 63], and his saying about Sayyidah Sarah: She is my sister."
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / من مسند أبي سعيد الخدري / 1040
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:إسناده ضعيف
Hadith Takhrij«حکم الحدیث مسند ابی یعلی محققاً تنسیق حسين سليم أسد - مکتبہ شاملہ :قال حسين سليم أسد: إسناده ضعيف . » «قال سعيد بن محمد السناري: صحيح» «أخرجه الترمذى [3148]- وعنده مطولًا - وابن عساكر في "تاريخه" [6/ 179، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 1035»