أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو يَعْلَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى الْمَوْصِلِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مُوسَى، حَدَّثَنَا شَيْبَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم: " يُجْمَعُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَيَهْتَمُّونَ بِذَلِكَ، قَالَ: يَقُولُونَ: لَوِ اسْتَشْفَعْنَا إِلَى رَبِّنَا حَتَّى يُرِيحَنَا مِنْ مَكَانِنَا هَذَا، قَالَ: فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ حَتَّى يَأْتُوا آدَمَ فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا آدَمُ، أَنْتَ أَبُو الْبَشَرِ، خَلَقَكَ اللَّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَأَسْجَدَ لَكَ مَلَائِكَتَهُ وَعَلَّمَكَ أَسْمَاءَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، اشْفَعْ لَنَا عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ حَتَّى يُرِيحَنَا مِنْ مَكَانِنَا هَذَا، قَالَ، فَيَقُولُ: لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ، وَيَذْكُرُ خَطِيئَتَهُ الَّتِي أَصَابَ مِنْ أَكْلِ الشَّجَرَةِ، قَالَ: يَقُولُ: وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا نُوحًا، أَوَّلَ رَسُولٍ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ، قَالَ: فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ حَتَّى يَأْتُوا نُوحًا، فَيَقُولُ: لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ وَيَذْكُرُ خَطِيئَتُهُ الَّتِي أَصَابَ مِنْ سُؤَالِهِ رَبَّهُ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ بِهِ عِلْمٌ، قَالَ: يَقُولُ: ائْتُوا إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ الرَّحْمَنِ، قَالَ: فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ حَتَّى يَأْتُوا إِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَيَقُولُ: لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ، وَيَذْكُرُ كَذَبَاتِهِ الثَّلَاثَ: قَوْلُهُ {بَلْ فَعَلَهُ كَبِيرُهُمْ هَذَا} [الأنبياء: 63] وَقَوْلُهُ {إِنِّي سَقِيمٌ} [الصافات: 89] وَقَوْلُهُ حِينَ أَتَى عَلَى الْجَبَّارِ: أَخْبِرِي أَنِّي أَخُوكِ، فَإِنِّي سَأُخْبِرُ أَنَّكِ أُخْتِي، فَإِنَّا أَخَوَانِ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ فِي الْأَرْضِ مُؤْمِنَانِ غَيْرَنَا، قَالَ: يَقُولُ: وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا مُوسَى الَّذِي كَلَّمَهُ اللَّهُ وَأَعْطَاهُ التَّوْرَاةَ، فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ حَتَّى يَأْتُوا مُوسَى فَيَقُولُ: لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ، وَيَذْكُرُ خَطِيئَتَهُ الَّتِي أَصَابَ مِنْ قَبْلُ، قَالَ: يَقُولُ: وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا عِيسَى عَبْدَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولَهُ وَكَلِمَةَ اللَّهِ وَرُوحَهُ، قَالَ: فَيَنْطَلِقُونَ حَتَّى يَأْتُوا عِيسَى فَيَقُولُ: لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ، وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ، قَالَ: فَيَأْتُونَنِي فَأَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَبِّي فَيُؤْذَنُ لِي عَلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُهُ وَقَعْتُ سَاجِدًا فَيَدَعُنِي مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدَعَنِي، ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِي: ارْفَعْ رَأْسَكَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ، قُلْ يُسْمَعْ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ، وَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ، فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأَحْمَدُ رَبِّي بِتَحْمِيدٍ يُعَلِّمُنِيهِ ثُمَّ أَشْفَعُ فَيَحُدُّ لِي حَدًّا فَأُخْرِجُهُ مِنَ النَّارِ فَأُدْخِلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ، ثُمَّ أَعُودُ إِلَى رَبِّي الثَّانِيَةَ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُ رَبِّي وَقَعْتُ سَاجِدًا، فَيَدَعُنِي مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدَعَنِي، ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِي: ارْفَعْ مُحَمَّدُ، قُلْ يُسْمَعْ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ، وَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ، فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأَحْمَدُ رَبِّي بِحَمْدٍ يُعَلِّمُنِيهِ، ثُمَّ أَشْفَعُ فَيَحُدُّ لِي حَدًّا فَأُخْرِجُهُ مِنَ النَّارِ، فَأُدْخِلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ، فَأَعُودُ الثَّالِثَةَ إِلَى رَبِّي فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُ رَبِّي وَقَعْتُ سَاجِدًا، فَيَدَعُنِي مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدَعَنِي، ثُمَّ يُقَالُ لِي: ارْفَعْ مُحَمَّدُ، قُلْ يُسْمَعْ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ، وَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ، فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأَحْمَدُ رَبِّي بِحَمْدٍ يُعَلِّمُنِيهِ، ثُمَّ أَشْفَعُ فَيَحُدُّ لِي حَدًّا فَأُخْرِجُهُ مِنَ النَّارِ، وَأُدْخِلُهُ الْجَنَّةَ حَتَّى أَعُودَ إِلَى رَبِّي، وَيُقَالُ الرَّابِعَةَ، قَالَ: فَأَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ، مَا بَقِيَ فِي النَّارِ إِلَّا مَنْ حَبَسَهُ الْقُرْآنُ، قَالَ: يَقُولُ: وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْخُلُودُ " قَالَ قَتَادَةُ: {عَسَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا} [الإسراء: 79] قَالَ: هَذَا الْمَقَامُ الْمَحْمُودُ الَّذِي وَعَدَهُ اللَّهُ تبارك وتعالى نَبِيَّهُ عليه السلام
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "On the Day of Resurrection the believers will be gathered together, and they will be anxious about this and will say: 'If only we could take someone's intercession to our Lord so that He may relieve us of the distress of this place of ours.' So they will come to Sayyiduna Adam (peace be upon him) and say: 'O Adam! You are the father of all mankind. Allah Almighty created you with His own Hand, made His angels prostrate to you and taught you the names of all things, so intercede for us with your Lord so that He may relieve us from this place.' He will say: 'I am not in that position', and he will remember his slip which he committed by eating from the tree. He will say: 'Go to Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him), the first messenger whom Allah sent.' So they will come to Sayyiduna Nuh (peace be upon him), and he will say: 'I am not in that high position', and he will remember his slip which he committed by asking his Lord about something of which he had no knowledge. He will say: 'Go to Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him), the intimate friend of the Most Merciful.' So they will come to Sayyiduna Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and he will say: 'I am not worthy of it', and he will remember the three things in which, for a wise purpose, he spoke words outwardly contrary to fact: first his saying: "Rather, this biggest one of them did it"; second his saying: "I am sick"; and third what he said about his wife when he came to a tyrant king: 'Tell them that I am your brother, for I too will say that you are my sister; and according to the Book of Allah we are brother and sister, for there are no other believers on earth besides us.' Then he will say: 'Go to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him), with whom Allah spoke and to whom He gave the Torah.' So they will come to Sayyiduna Musa (peace be upon him), and he too will say: 'I am not for this position', and he will remember the slip that he had committed before. He will say: 'Go to Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him), the servant of Allah, His messenger, and His word and spirit.' So they will come to Sayyiduna Isa (peace be upon him), and he too will say: 'I am not for this; rather, go to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), for whose sake Allah has forgiven all his former and later sins.'" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Then they will come to me, and I will seek permission from my Lord and permission will be given to me. When I see Him, I will fall down in prostration, and Allah Almighty will leave me in prostration for as long as He wills. Then it will be said to me: 'O Muhammad! Raise your head. Speak, and you will be heard; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted; and ask, and you will be given.' So I will raise my head and praise my Lord with praise that He will teach me. Then I will intercede, and a limit will be set for me, and I will take them out of the Fire and admit them into Paradise. Then I will return to my Lord a second time, and when I see my Lord I will fall down in prostration, and Allah will leave me in that state for as long as He wills. Then it will be said to me: 'Muhammad! Raise your head. Speak, and you will be heard; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted; and ask, and you will be given.' So I will raise my head and praise my Lord with the praise that He will teach me. Then I will intercede, and a limit will be set for me, and I will take them out of the Fire and admit them into Paradise. Then I will return to my Lord a third time, and when I see Him I will fall down in prostration, and Allah will leave me in that state for as long as He wills. Then it will be said to me: 'Muhammad! Raise your head. Speak, and you will be heard; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted; and ask, and you will be given.' So I will raise my head and praise my Lord with the praise that He will teach me. Then I will intercede, and a limit will be set for me, and I will take them out of the Fire and admit them into Paradise, until I return to my Lord again a fourth time and say: 'O my Lord! Now none remain in the Fire except those whom the Qur'an has confined (that is, those upon whom, according to the verdict of the Qur'an, eternity in it has become binding).'" Qatadah (may Allah have mercy on him) said concerning the verse "It may be that your Lord will raise you to a praised station (al-maqam al-mahmud)": This is the praised station which Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, promised His Prophet (peace be upon him).