Sahih Muslim 193a

Abu Kamil—Fudayl ibn Husayn al-Jahdari—and Muhammad ibn ‘Ubayd al-Ghubari narrated to us; the wording is Abu Kamil’s. They said: Abu ‘Awana narrated to us, from Qatada, from Anas ibn Malik, who said: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Allah will gather the people on the Day of Resurrection. They will be troubled by their situation”—Ibn ‘Ubayd said, “or they will be inspired to do so”—“and will say, ‘If only we could seek intercession with our Lord, so that He might relieve us from this place.’ They will go to Adam and say, ‘You are Adam, the father of humankind. Allah created you with His hand, breathed into you of His spirit, and commanded the angels, who prostrated to you. Intercede for us with your Lord, so that He may relieve us from this place.’ He will say, ‘I am not the one for this,’ and will recall the mistake he made and feel too shy before his Lord because of it. ‘Instead, go to Noah, the first messenger Allah sent.’ They will go to Noah (peace be upon him), who will say, ‘I am not the one for this,’ and recall his mistake and feel too shy before his Lord because of it. ‘Instead, go to Abraham, whom Allah took as a close friend.’ They will go to Abraham (peace be upon him), who will say, ‘I am not the one for this,’ and recall his mistake and feel too shy before his Lord because of it. ‘Instead, go to Moses (peace be upon him), to whom Allah spoke and gave the Torah.’ They will go to Moses, who will say, ‘I am not the one for this,’ and recall his mistake and feel too shy before his Lord because of it. ‘Instead, go to Jesus, the Spirit of Allah and His Word.’ They will go to Jesus, the Spirit of Allah and His Word, and he will say, ‘I am not the one for this. Instead, go to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), a servant whose earlier and later sins have been forgiven.’” The Messenger of Allah said: “They will come to me, and I will ask permission to approach my Lord; permission will be granted to me. When I see Him, I will fall down in prostration, and He will leave me there as long as He wills. Then it will be said, ‘O Muhammad, raise your head. Speak, and you will be heard; ask, and you will be given; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted.’ I will raise my head and praise my Lord with praise He teaches me. Then I will intercede, and He will set a limit for me; I will bring them out of the Fire and admit them to Paradise. Then I will return and fall down in prostration, and He will leave me there as long as He wills. Then it will be said, ‘Raise your head, Muhammad. Speak, and you will be heard; ask, and you will be given; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted.’ I will raise my head and praise my Lord with praise He teaches me. Then I will intercede, and He will set a limit for me; I will bring them out of the Fire and admit them to Paradise.” He said: “I do not know whether it was on the third or fourth occasion that he said, ‘My Lord, none remain in the Fire except those whom the Qur’an has held back’—that is, those for whom eternal residence there has become due.” Ibn ‘Ubayd’s narration adds that Qatada said: “That is, those for whom eternal residence has become due.”