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حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَوْفَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيَّ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " 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 لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ " .
'Awfbin Malik Al-Ashja'i said:
"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:'Do you know what choice my Lord gave me on this night?' We said:'Allah and His Messenger know best.' He said: 'He gave me thechoicebetween admitting half of my nation to Paradise andintercession, andI chose intercession.' We said: 'O Messenger ofAllah, pray that wewill be among its people (the people for whom youwill intercede).' Hesaid: 'It is for every Muslim.'"
English reference:
Vol. 5, Book 37, Hadith 4317
Arabic reference:
Book 37, Hadith 4460
