Hadith 196 c
Sahih Muslim
The Book of Faith · Regarding the saying of the Prophet (ﷺ): "I will be the first of the people to intercede concerning Paradise, and I will be the Prophet (ﷺ) with the Greatest Number of Followers."
Arabic
وَحَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، عَنْ زَائِدَةَ، عَنِ الْمُخْتَارِ بْنِ فُلْفُلٍ، قَالَ قَالَ أَنَسُ بْنُ مَالِكٍ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " أَنَا أَوَّلُ شَفِيعٍ فِي الْجَنَّةِ لَمْ يُصَدَّقْ نَبِيٌّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ مَا صُدِّقْتُ وَإِنَّ مِنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ نَبِيًّا مَا يُصَدِّقُهُ مِنْ أُمَّتِهِ إِلاَّ رَجُلٌ وَاحِدٌ " .
English translation
Anas b. Malik said: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: I would be the first intercessor in the Paradise and no apostle amongst the apostles has been testified (by such a large number of people) as I have been testified. And verily there woald be an apostle among the apostles who would be testified to by only one man from his people.
Grade as stored: Sahih
Narrator chain
- ابن أبي شيبة العبسي · first↓
- الحسين بن علي الجعفي · chain↓
- زائدة بن قدامة الثقفي · chain↓
- مختار بن فلفل القرشي · chain↓
- أنس بن مالك الأنصاري · sahabi