´Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated that :` Allah's Messenger said: "The person closest to me on the Day of Judgement is the one who sent the most Salat upon me."
Hadith Takhrij«تفرد بہ المؤلف ( تحفة الأشراف : 934) (ضعیف) (سند میں موسیٰ بن یعقوب صدوق لیکن سیٔ الحفظ راوی ہیں، اور محمد بن خالد بھی صدوق ہیں لیکن روایت میں خطا کرتے ہیں (التقریب)»
1؎ : The meaning of "the closest and nearest" is: the most deserving of my intercession. 2؎ : That is, He bestows His mercies.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
English Commentary: 1: The meaning of "the closest and nearest" is: He is the most deserving of my intercession.
2: That is, He bestows His mercies.
Note: (In the chain of narration, Musa ibn Ya'qub is trustworthy (saduq) but a narrator with poor memory, and Muhammad ibn Khalid is also trustworthy (saduq) but makes mistakes in narration) (al-Taqrib)
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 484
Ibn Mas'ud (RAA) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Those who are nearest to me on the Day of Resurrection are those who invoke many blessings on me.” Related by At-Tirmidhi and Ibn Hibban graded it as Sahih.