Hadith 27834

Chapter 85

باب 85

(85) باب فِي قَوْلِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَنَا أَوَّلُ النَّاسِ يَشْفَعُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَنَا أَكْثَرُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ تَبَعًا»

(85) Chapter: Regarding the saying of the Prophet (saws): "I will be the first of the people to intercede concerning Paradise, and I will be the Prophet with the Greatest Number of Followers." (JA)
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حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَإِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، قَالَ قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ، عَنْ أَنَسِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَنَا أَوَّلُ النَّاسِ يَشْفَعُ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَأَنَا أَكْثَرُ الأَنْبِيَاءِ تَبَعًا " .

Anas b. Malik reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I would be the first among people to intercede in the Paradise and amongst the apostles I would have the largest following (on the Day of Resurrection). (JA)

Reference (JA): Sahih Muslim 196 a (JA)

In-book reference (JA): Book 1, Hadith 391 (JA)

USC-MSA web (English) reference(deprecated numbering scheme): Book 1, Hadith 381 (JA)