حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ الْحِزَامِيُّ حَدَّثَنَا بَکْرُ بْنُ سُلَيْمٍ حَدَّثَنِي حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ الْخَرَّاطُ حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيکٌ عَنْ کُرَيْبٍ مَوْلَی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ قَالَ هَلَکَ ابْنٌ لِعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبَّاسٍ فَقَالَ لِي يَا کُرَيْبُ قُمْ فَانْظُرْ هَلْ اجْتَمَعَ لِابْنِي أَحَدٌ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَيْحَکَ کَمْ تَرَاهُمْ أَرْبَعِينَ قُلْتُ لَا بَلْ هُمْ أَکْثَرُ قَالَ فَاخْرُجُوا بِابْنِي فَأَشْهَدُ لَسَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ مِنْ مُؤْمِنٍ يَشْفَعُونَ لِمُؤْمِنٍ إِلَّا شَفَّعَهُمْ اللَّهُ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 1489
It was narrated that Kuraib the freed slave of 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas said: "A son of 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas died, and he said to me: '0 Kuraib! Cet up and see if anyone has assembled (to pray) for my son.' I said: 'Yes.' He said: 'Woe to you, how many do you see? Forty?' I said: 'No, rather there are more.' He said: 'Take my son out, for J bear witness that I heard the Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H say: "No (group of) forty believers intercede for a believer, but Allah will accept their intercession." (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020