Sahih al-Bukhari 7440
Narrated Anas:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The believers will be kept (waiting) on the Day of 
     Resurrection so long that they will become worried and say, "Let us 
     ask somebody to intercede far us with our Lord so that He may relieve 
     us from our place. 


     Then they will go to Adam and say, 'You are Adam, the father of the 
     people. Allah created you with His Own Hand and made you reside in His
     Paradise and ordered His angels to prostrate before you, and taught 
     you the names of all things will you intercede for us with your Lord 
     so that He may relieve us from this place of ours? Adam will say, 'I 
     am not fit for this undertaking.' He will mention his mistakes he had 
     committed, i.e., his eating off the tree though he had been forbidden 
     to do so. He will add, 'Go to Noah, the first prophet sent by Allah to
     the people of the Earth.' The people will go to Noah who will say, 'I 
     am not fit for this undertaking' He will mention his mistake which he 
     had done, i.e., his asking his Lord without knowledge.' He will say 
     (to them), 'Go to Abraham, Khalil Ar-Rahman.' They will go to Abraham 
     who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking. He would mention 
     three words by which he told a lie, and say (to them). 'Go to Moses, a
     slave whom Allah gave the Torah and spoke to, directly and brought 
     near Him, for conversation.' 


     They will go to Moses who will say, 'I am not fit for this 
     undertaking. He will mention his mistake he made, i.e., killing a 
     person, and will say (to them), 'Go to Jesus, Allah's slave and His 
     Apostle, and a soul created by Him and His Word.' (Be: And it was.) 
     They will go to Jesus who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking
     but you'd better go to Muhammad the slave whose past and future sins 
     have been forgiven by Allah.' So they will come to me, and I will ask 
     my Lord's permission to enter His House and then I will be permitted. 
     When I see Him I will fall down in prostration before Him, and He will
     leave me (in prostration) as long as He will, and then He will say, 'O
     Muhammad, lift up your head and speak, for you will be listened to, 
     and intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask (for 
     anything) for it will be granted:' Then I will raise my head and 
     glorify my Lord with certain praises which He has taught me. Allah 
     will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain type of people) I 
     will take them out and make them enter Paradise." (Qatada said: I 
     heard Anas saying that), the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I will go out and take 
     them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, and then I will 
     return and ask my Lord for permission to enter His House and I will be
     permitted. 


     When I will see Him I will fall down in prostration before Him and He 
     will leave me in prostration as long as He will let me (in that 
     state), and then He will say, 'O Muhammad, raise your head and speak, 
     for you will be listened to, and intercede, for your intercession will
     be accepted, and ask, your request will be granted.' " The Prophet (ﷺ) 
     added, "So I will raise my head and glorify and praise Him as He has 
     taught me. Then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me (to 
     intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out and let 
     them enter Paradise." (Qatada added: I heard Anas saying that) the 
     Prophet said, 'I will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let 
     them enter Paradise, and I will return for the third time and will ask
     my Lord for permission to enter His house, and I will be allowed to 
     enter. 


     When I see Him, I will fall down in prostration before Him, and will 
     remain in prostration as long as He will, and then He will say, 'Raise
     your head, O Muhammad, and speak, for you will be listened to, and 
     intercede, for your intercession will be accepted, and ask, for your 
     request will be granted.' So I will raise my head and praise Allah as 
     He has taught me and then I will intercede and He will put a limit for
     me (to intercede for a certain type of people). I will take them out 
     and let them enter Paradise." (Qatada said: I heard Anas saying that) 
     the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "So I will go out and take them out of Hell (Fire) 
     and let them enter Paradise, till none will remain in the Fire except 
     those whom Quran will imprison (i.e., those who are destined for 
     eternal life in the fire)." The narrator then recited the Verse:-- "It
     may be that your Lord will raise you to a Station of Praise and 
     Glory.'    (17.79) The narrator added: This is the Station of Praise 
     and Glory which Allah has promised to your Prophet.
وَقَالَ حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ حَدَّثَنَا هَمَّامُ بْنُ يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا قَتَادَةُ، عَنْ أَنَسٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏ يُحْبَسُ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ حَتَّى يُهِمُّوا بِذَلِكَ فَيَقُولُونَ لَوِ اسْتَشْفَعْنَا إِلَى رَبِّنَا فَيُرِيحُنَا مِنْ مَكَانِنَا‏.‏ فَيَأْتُونَ آدَمَ فَيَقُولُونَ أَنْتَ آدَمُ أَبُو النَّاسِ خَلَقَكَ اللَّهُ بِيَدِهِ وَأَسْكَنَكَ جَنَّتَهُ، وَأَسْجَدَ لَكَ مَلاَئِكَتَهُ، وَعَلَّمَكَ أَسْمَاءَ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ، لِتَشْفَعْ لَنَا عِنْدَ رَبِّكَ حَتَّى يُرِيحَنَا مِنْ مَكَانِنَا هَذَا، قَالَ فَيَقُولُ لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ ـ قَالَ وَيَذْكُرُ خَطِيئَتَهُ الَّتِي أَصَابَ أَكْلَهُ مِنَ الشَّجَرَةِ وَقَدْ نُهِيَ عَنْهَا ـ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا نُوحًا أَوَّلَ نَبِيٍّ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى أَهْلِ الأَرْضِ‏.‏ فَيَأْتُونَ نُوحًا فَيَقُولُ لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ ـ وَيَذْكُرُ خَطِيئَتَهُ الَّتِي أَصَابَ سُؤَالَهُ رَبَّهُ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ ـ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ الرَّحْمَنِ‏.‏ قَالَ فَيَأْتُونَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ ـ وَيَذْكُرُ ثَلاَثَ كَلِمَاتٍ كَذَبَهُنَّ ـ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا مُوسَى عَبْدًا آتَاهُ اللَّهُ التَّوْرَاةَ وَكَلَّمَهُ وَقَرَّبَهُ نَجِيًّا‏.‏ قَالَ فَيَأْتُونَ مُوسَى فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ ـ وَيَذْكُرُ خَطِيئَتَهُ الَّتِي أَصَابَ قَتْلَهُ النَّفْسَ ـ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا عِيسَى عَبْدَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولَهُ وَرُوحَ اللَّهِ وَكَلِمَتَهُ‏.‏ قَالَ فَيَأْتُونَ عِيسَى فَيَقُولُ لَسْتُ هُنَاكُمْ وَلَكِنِ ائْتُوا مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم عَبْدًا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ مَا تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِهِ وَمَا تَأَخَّرَ‏.‏ فَيَأْتُونِي فَأَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَبِّي فِي دَارِهِ فَيُؤْذَنُ لِي عَلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُهُ وَقَعْتُ سَاجِدًا فَيَدَعُنِي مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدَعَنِي فَيَقُولُ ارْفَعْ مُحَمَّدُ، وَقُلْ يُسْمَعْ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ، وَسَلْ تُعْطَ ـ قَالَ ـ فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأُثْنِي عَلَى رَبِّي بِثَنَاءٍ وَتَحْمِيدٍ يُعَلِّمُنِيهِ، فَيَحُدُّ لِي حَدًّا فَأَخْرُجُ فَأُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَسَمِعْتُهُ أَيْضًا يَقُولُ ‏"‏ فَأَخْرُجُ فَأُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ، ثُمَّ أَعُودُ فَأَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَبِّي فِي دَارِهِ فَيُؤْذَنُ لِي عَلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُهُ وَقَعْتُ سَاجِدًا فَيَدَعُنِي مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدَعَنِي ثُمَّ يَقُولُ ارْفَعْ مُحَمَّدُ، وَقُلْ يُسْمَعْ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ، وَسَلْ تُعْطَ ـ قَالَ ـ فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأُثْنِي عَلَى رَبِّي بِثَنَاءٍ وَتَحْمِيدٍ يُعَلِّمُنِيهِ ـ قَالَ ـ ثُمَّ أَشْفَعُ فَيَحُدُّ لِي حَدًّا فَأَخْرُجُ فَأُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ فَأَخْرُجُ فَأُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ، ثُمَّ أَعُودُ الثَّالِثَةَ فَأَسْتَأْذِنُ عَلَى رَبِّي فِي دَارِهِ فَيُؤْذَنُ لِي عَلَيْهِ، فَإِذَا رَأَيْتُهُ وَقَعْتُ سَاجِدًا فَيَدَعُنِي مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ يَدَعَنِي ثُمَّ يَقُولُ ارْفَعْ مُحَمَّدُ، وَقُلْ يُسْمَعْ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ، وَسَلْ تُعْطَهْ ـ قَالَ ـ فَأَرْفَعُ رَأْسِي فَأُثْنِي عَلَى رَبِّي بِثَنَاءٍ وَتَحْمِيدٍ يُعَلِّمُنِيهِ ـ قَالَ ـ ثُمَّ أَشْفَعُ فَيَحُدُّ لِي حَدًّا فَأَخْرُجُ فَأُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ قَتَادَةُ وَقَدْ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ‏"‏ فَأَخْرُجُ فَأُخْرِجُهُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلُهُمُ الْجَنَّةَ، حَتَّى مَا يَبْقَى فِي النَّارِ إِلاَّ مَنْ حَبَسَهُ الْقُرْآنُ أَىْ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ الْخُلُودُ ـ قَالَ ـ ثُمَّ تَلاَ هَذِهِ الآيَةَ ‏{‏عَسَى أَنْ يَبْعَثَكَ رَبُّكَ مَقَامًا مَحْمُودًا‏}‏ قَالَ وَهَذَا الْمَقَامُ الْمَحْمُودُ الَّذِي وُعِدَهُ نَبِيُّكُمْ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏‏.‏