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take out from every 99 people a single person. I will continue to go back to my Lord, and I will not stand in a place to stand except that I will intercede (and my intercession will be accepted). This will continue until Allah gives me from that, saying, ‘O Muhammad, make enter the Paradise he from your nation who said, ‘I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah,’ sincerely, on a single day, and then died upon that.” (Ahmad)

In a lengthy hadith related by Ibn Mas’ood it, the Messenger of Allah #% said, “On the Day of Resurrection, I will indeed stand at the station of praise and glory.” (Ahmad)

Anas 2 related that the Messenger of Allah #% said, “The Day of Resurrection will be prolonged for the people, and they will say to one another, ‘Go for us to Adam, the father of mankind, so that he may intercede for us to our Lord, (asking Him) to judge between us. They will go to him and say, ‘Intercede for us to your Lord, that He judge between us.” He will say, ‘Iam not the one for you, but go to Noah, the head (or first) of the Prophets.’ They will go to him and say, ‘O Noah, intercede for us to your Lord, so that He rules between us,’ He will say, ‘I am not the one for you, but go to Ibraaheem, the Prophet of Allah, and His Khaleel.’ They will go to him and say, ‘O Ibraahcem, intercede for us to your Lord, that He judge between us.’ He will say, ‘L am not the one for you, but go to Moosa, Kaleemullah (who was spoken to by Allah), Whom Allah chose with His Messages and with His Speech.’ They will go to him and say, ‘O Moosa, intercede for us to your Lord, that He judge

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between us.’ He will say, ‘I am not the one for you, but go to ‘Eesa, the Roohullah (a spirit created by Allah) and His Kalimah (i.e, Allah said, “Bel — and he was).’ They will go to ‘Eesa i and say, ‘O ‘Eesa, intercede for us to your Lord, that He judges Between us.’ He will say, ‘Tam not the one for you, but go to Muhammad, for he is the Seal of the Prophets, and he has been forgiven for his earlier and later sins.” And ‘Eesa will say, ‘Suppose that some possessions are placed in a container that is sealed — can one get to what is in the container before he breaks the seal?’ They will say, ‘No.’ He will say, “Indeed, Muhammad is the Seal of the Prophets.” The Messenger of Allah #8 said, “Then they will come to me and say, ‘O Muhammad, intercede for us to your Lord, that He judges between us.’ Then I will say, ‘Yes,’ and I will go to the Door of Paradise, taking the ring of the Door and asking for it to be opened. It will be said, ‘Who are you?’ [ will say, ‘Muhammad,’ and it will be opened for me. I will fall down, prostrating, and I will praise my Lord with praises that none before me will have praised Him with and that none after me will praise Him with. He 4% will say, ‘Raise your head; speak and you will be heard, ask and you will be forgiven, intercede and your intercession will be accepted.’ I will say, ‘O my Lord, my nation, my nation.’ He # will say, ‘Take out he who has a tiny ant’s (or atom’s) weight of Eemaan in his heart. I will take them out, and then I will fall down, prostrating.” (Ahmad) Bukhaaree and Muslim related it through Sa’eed ibn Abee ‘Uroobah from Qataadah.

The Narration Of Abu Hurairah 2

Abu Hurairah said, “Meat was brought to the Messenger of Allah 283, and the arm piece was given to him; it was the piece that he # liked. He took a single bite and then said, “I am the chief of people on the Day of Resurrection. And do you know how that is? The first ones and the last ones will be gathered on a single plane. The caller will make them hear and the sun will come close (to them). People will reach such a level of anxiety and distress that they will not be able to bear or endure: Some people will say to others, ‘Do you see the situation you are in and how far it has (their situation) reached with you? Will you not look for one who will intercede for you to your Lord?’ Then some of the people will say to others, “Your father, Adam,’ and so they will go to Adam and say, ‘O Adam, the father of mankind, Allah created you with His Hand and blew into you from His Rooh, and He ordered the angels to prostrate to you, so intercede

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for us to your Lord. Do you not see the situation we are in? Do you not see the situation we have reached?’ Adam will say, ‘Indeed my Lord has become angry today with such an anger that He was never angry with before and will never be angry with afterwards. Indeed, He forbade me from the tree, and I disobeyed Him. My own self, my own self, my own self; go to someone other than me; go to Noah’ Then they will go to Noah and say, ‘O Noah, you are a (Messenger) sent to the inhabitants of the earth, and Allah called you a thankful slave, so intercede for us to your Lord. Do you not see the situation we are in? Do you not see the situation we have reached?’ Noah will say, ‘Indeed my Lord has become angry today, with such an anger that He was never angry with before and will never be angry with afterwards. And indeed, I did have a calling (or supplication) upon my people: my own self, my own self, my own self. Go to someone other than me, go to Ibraaheem.’ Then they will go to Tbraaheem and say, ‘O Ibraaheem, you are the Prophet of Allah and His Khaleel (one who is given extra special love; a very high ranking with Allah) from the inhabitants of the earth, so intercede for us to your Lord. Do you not see the situation we are in? Do you not see the situation we have reached?’ He will say, ‘Indeed my Lord has become angry today with such an anger that He was never angry with before and will never be angry with afterwards: my own self, my own self, my own self, Go to Moosa.’ And so they will go to Moosa i and say, “O Moosa, you are the Messenger of Allah. He 4% has chosen you over the people with His Messages and with speaking to Him. Intercede for us to your Lord. Do you not see the situation we are in? Do you not see the situation we have reached?’ Moosa will say to them, ‘Indeed my Lord has become angry today with such an anger that He was never angry with before and will never be angry with afterwards, and I did indeed kill a soul that I was not ordered to kill. My own self, my own self, my own self; go to someone other than me; go to ‘Eesa.’ Then they will go to ‘Eesa Si and will say, ‘O ‘Besa, you are the Messenger of Allah, and his Word (’Bel” — and he was) which He bestowed to Maryam and a spirit (Rool) created by Him — He said it like this, And you spoke to the people from your cradle, so intercede for us to your Lord. Do you not see the situation we are in? Do you not see the situation we have reached?’ “Eesa will say to them, ‘Indeed my Lord has become angry today with such an anger that He was never angry with before and will never be angry with afterwards, and he will not mention a sin. ‘Go

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to someone other than me, go to Muhammad.’ Then they will come to me and say, ‘O Muhammad, you are the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets. Allah had forgiven you for your earlier and later sins, so intercede for us to your Lord. Do you not see the situation we are in? Do you not see the situation we have reached” I will rise and stand underneath the Throne, Then I will fall down, prostrating to my Lord ‘Azza Wa-Jall (to Him belongs Might and Majesty). Then Allah will show me and inspire me with some of His praises and good glorifications for Him that were not inspired to anyone before me. Then it will be said, ‘O Muhammad, raise your head. Ask, you will be given, and intercede, your intercession will be accepted.’ I will say ‘O my Lord, my nation, my nation. O my Lord, my nation, my nation,’ He will say, ‘O Muhammad, make enter from your nation he who has no accountability upon him from Al-Baab Al-Aiman (the Right Door) from the doors of Paradise, and they are partners with the people regarding the rest of the doors.” He #g then said, “And by the One Who has the soul of Muhammad in His Hand, between two wide doors from the wide doors of Paradise is like the distance between Makkah and Hajr or between Makkah and Basrah.” (Ahmad) Bukhaaree and Muslim related it through a different chain. In the narration of Abu Bakr ibn Abee Dunyaa, there is the following addition in the sayings of Adam x), Noah #24 Ibraaheem 8&1, Moosa sé, and “Eesa si: “ And I fear that He will throw me into the Hellfire; go to someone other than me.” This addition, however, is extremely Ghareeb, for it is neither in Bukhaaree nor Muslim, and Allah a knows best.