Abu Nadrah (may Allah have mercy on him) relates: I heard Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) delivering a sermon on the pulpit of Basrah. He related that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Every prophet had a supplication which he asked for and had fulfilled in this world, but I have kept my supplication in reserve as intercession for my Ummah on the Day of Resurrection. I am the leader of the children of Adam, and I do not say this out of pride; I will be the first one for whom the earth will split open, and in this too there is no pride; the banner of praise will be in my hand, and all the prophets, including Adam (peace be upon him), will be under my banner, and in this too there is no pride. The Day of Resurrection will become long and severe for the people, until they say to one another: 'Take us to Adam (peace be upon him), the father of all mankind, so that he may intercede for us before your Lord and He may judge between us.' So they will come to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Adam! Intercede for us before your Lord so that He may judge between us.' Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) will say: 'I am not in that position; I was expelled from Paradise because of a slip of mine, and today I am concerned for none but myself. But go to Nuh (peace be upon him).' The people will say: 'O Nuh! Intercede for us with your Lord so that He may judge between us.' He will say: 'I am not in that position; I made a supplication that drowned the people of the earth, and today I am concerned for none but myself. But go to Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the Khalil (intimate friend) of Allah.' So they will come to Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Ibrahim! Intercede for us with your Lord so that He may judge between us.' He will say: 'I am not in that position; I said three things (out of religious considerations) that were contrary to the outward reality: one, his saying: "I am ill"; second, his saying: "Rather, this biggest of them did it"; and third, what he said about his wife when passing by the tyrant king.' (While mentioning this) the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "By Allah! By those words he intended nothing but the honour of the religion of Allah." (Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him) will further say:) 'Today I am concerned for none but myself. But go to Musa (peace be upon him); he is a servant whom Allah chose for His message and spoke to.' So they will come to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Musa! Intercede for us before your Lord so that He may judge between us.' He will say: 'I am not in that position; the matter of (killing) a soul occurred at my hands, and today I am concerned for none but myself. But go to Isa (peace be upon him), who is the spirit of Allah and His word.' So they will come to Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Isa! Intercede for us before your Lord so that He may judge between us.' He will say: 'I am not in that position; I was taken as a deity besides Allah, and today I am concerned for none but myself.' (Then Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him) will say to the people:) 'What do you think: if there were some goods in a vessel and a seal were upon it, could what is inside it be reached until the seal is broken?' The people will say: 'No.' He will say: 'Then indeed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Seal of the Prophets (Khatam al-Nabiyyin); he is present here, and Allah has forgiven him all his past and future sins.' So the people will come to me and say: 'O Muhammad ((peace and blessings be upon him))! Intercede for us before your Lord so that He may judge between us.' I will say: 'I am the one for it,' until Allah grants permission to whomever He wills and is pleased with. Then, when Allah Almighty intends to judge between His creation, a caller will call out: 'Where is Ahmad and his Ummah? Where is Ahmad and his Ummah?' So they will come forward. We are the last (in the world) and will be the first (in the Hereafter): the last in being sent, and the first in being brought to account. All the nations will make way for us, and we will pass by with shining foreheads and shining hands and feet from the traces of ablution, and the other nations will say (in amazement): 'This entire Ummah almost consisted of prophets.'"
Hadith Referenceمسند أبي يعلى الموصلي / أول مسند ابن عباس / 2328
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: ضعيف بهذا التمام» «أخرجه مسند أحمد برقم: 2542، وأخرجه مجمع الزوائد ومنبع الفوائد برقم: 18504، وأخرجه إتحاف الخيرة المهرة بزوائد المسانيد العشرة برقم: 7758/3، مسند ابویعلیٰ ترقیم الاثری: 2324»