Sunan Ibn Majah
Sunan Ibn Majah 4311
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أَسَدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَدْرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا زِيَادُ بْنُ خَيْثَمَةَ، عَنْ نُعَيْمِ بْنِ أَبِي هِنْدٍ، عَنْ رِبْعِيِّ بْنِ حِرَاشٍ، عَنْ أَبِي مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " خُيِّرْتُ بَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ وَبَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ لأَنَّهَا أَعَمُّ وَأَكْفَى أَتُرَوْنَهَا لِلْمُتَّقِينَ لاَ وَلَكِنَّهَا لِلْمُذْنِبِينَ الْخَطَّائِينَ الْمُتَلَوِّثِينَ " .
Isma‘il ibn Asad told us: Abu Badr told us: Ziyad ibn Khaythamah told us, from Nu‘aym ibn Abi Hind, from Rib‘i ibn Hirash, from Abu Musa al-Ash‘ari, who said that the Messenger of Allah said: ‘I was given the choice between intercession and having half of my community enter Paradise. I chose intercession, because it is more inclusive and more sufficient. Do you think it is for the God-fearing? No; it is for the sinful, erring, defiled ones.’