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Sunan Ibn Majah 4317 (Book 37, Hadith 218) #33673
The Choice of Intercession

SUMMARY: Allah gave the Prophet Muhammad the choice between admitting half of his nation to Paradise and intercession, and he chose intercession.

'Awf bin Malik Al-Ashja’i said: "The Messenger of Allah said: 'Do you know what choice my Lord gave me on this night?’ We said: 'Allah and His Messenger know best.’ He said: 'He gave me the choice between admitting half of my nation to Paradise and intercession, and I chose intercession.’ We said: 'O Messenger of Allah, pray that we will be among its people (the people for whom you will intercede).’ He said: 'It is for every Muslim.’"
حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ، حَدَّثَنَا صَدَقَةُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ جَابِرٍ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ سُلَيْمَ بْنَ عَامِرٍ، يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ عَوْفَ بْنَ مَالِكٍ الأَشْجَعِيَّ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ـ ‏"‏ أَتَدْرُونَ مَا خَيَّرَنِي رَبِّيَ اللَّيْلَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَإِنَّهُ خَيَّرَنِي بَيْنَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ نِصْفُ أُمَّتِي الْجَنَّةَ وَبَيْنَ الشَّفَاعَةِ فَاخْتَرْتُ الشَّفَاعَةَ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قُلْنَا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ادْعُ اللَّهَ أَنْ يَجْعَلَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِهَا ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ هِيَ لِكُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ

TOPICS
intercession  *  choice  *  paradise  *  muslim  *  i

QUICK LESSONS:
Ask forgiveness from God on behalf of others as well as ourselves; Strive towards righteousness & piety; Believe in mercy & grace from God; Respect all Muslims equally; Follow teachings in Quran & Hadith with sincerity; Be humble before God's greatness; Show gratitude towards blessings received .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about a conversation between the Prophet Muhammad and his companions. The Prophet was given a choice by Allah on this night, which was either to admit half of his nation to Paradise or to have intercession. He chose intercession, which is when someone asks Allah for forgiveness on behalf of another person. His companions then asked him to pray that they would be among those who he would intercede for. He replied that it was for every Muslim, meaning that all Muslims will benefit from his prayer for them. This hadith teaches us about the importance of asking Allah for forgiveness and mercy on behalf of others as well as ourselves. It also reminds us that we should always strive to be among those who are forgiven by Allah through His mercy and grace.

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