حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَابِرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَوْفَ بْنَ مَالِکٍ الْأَشْجَعِيَّ يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا خَيَّرَنِي رَبِّيَ اللَّيْلَةَ قُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ خَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ هِيَ لِکُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ
ابن ماجہ · Hadith 4317
Awf bin Malik Al-Ashjai' said: "The Messenger of Allah P.B.U.H said: 'Do you know what choice my Lord gave me this night?' We 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'He gave me the choice between admitting half of my nation to Paradise and intercession, and I chose intercession.' We said: '0 Messenger of Allah, pray that we will be among its people (the people for whom you will intercede).' He said: 'It is for every Muslim.'" (Sahih)
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020