حَدَّثَنَا
هَاشِمٌ ،
والْخُزَاعِيُّ يَعْنِي أَبَا سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَا : حَدَّثَنَا
لَيْثٌ ، حَدَّثَنِي
يَزِيدُ بْنُ أَبِي حَبِيبٍ ، عَنْ
سَالِمِ بْنِ أَبِي سَالِمٍ ، عَنْ
مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ مُعْتِبٍ الْهُذَلِيِّ ، عَنْ
أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَهُ يَقُولُ : سَأَلْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : مَاذَا رَدَّ إِلَيْكَ رَبُّكَ فِي الشَّفَاعَةِ ؟ فَقَالَ : " وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ ،
لَقَدْ ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّكَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَسْأَلُنِي عَنْ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أُمَّتِي ، لِمَا رَأَيْتُ مِنْ حِرْصِكَ عَلَى الْعِلْمِ ، وَالَّذِي نَفْسُ مُحَمَّدٍ بِيَدِهِ ، مَا يَهُمُّنِي مِنَ انْقِصَافِهِمْ عَلَى أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ ، أَهَمُّ عِنْدِي مِنْ تَمَامِ شَفَاعَتِي ، وَشَفَاعَتِي لِمَنْ شَهِدَ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ مُخْلِصًا ، يُصَدِّقُ قَلْبُهُ لِسَانَهُ ، وَلِسَانُهُ قَلْبَهُ " .
It is narrated from Hazrat Abu Huraira (may Allah be pleased with him) that I once asked the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) about what answer your Lord gave you regarding intercession. The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), I had thought that among my Ummah, you would be the first to ask me about this matter, because I see your eagerness for knowledge. By Him in Whose hand is the life of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), to me, the flood of people coming to the door of Paradise is not more important than the completion of my intercession. And my intercession will be for every person who bears witness with sincerity of heart that there is no god but Allah, whose heart confirms his tongue and whose tongue confirms his heart.