Mishkat al-Masabih
Mishkat al-Masabih 5611
The Pond and the Intercession - Section 3
Arabic hadith text
وَعَنْ عثمان بن عَفَّان قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ:" يُشَفَّعُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ثَلَاثَةٌ: الْأَنْبِيَاءُ ثُمَّ الْعلمَاء ثمَّ الشُّهَدَاء ". رَوَاهُ ابْن مَاجَه
Translation
`Uthman b. 'Affan reported God's messenger as saying, "Three groups will make intercession on the day of resurrection, the prophets, next the learned, next the martyrs." Ibn Majah transmitted it.