Hadith 399

Sahih Muslim

Book 1: The Book of Faith

Chapter 86

The Prophet (saws) will defer his supplication in order to intercede for his ummah

باب اخْتِبَاءِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم دَعْوَةَ الشَّفَاعَةِ لأُمَّتِهِ ‏‏

Sahih Muslim 199c
حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُعَاذٍ الْعَنْبَرِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ زِيَادٍ - قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ، يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ ‏ ‏.‏
"‏ لِكُلِّ نَبِيٍّ دَعْوَةٌ دَعَا بِهَا فِي أُمَّتِهِ فَاسْتُجِيبَ لَهُ وَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ أَنْ أُؤَخِّرَ دَعْوَتِي شَفَاعَةً لأُمَّتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏"
Abu Huraira reported:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: There was for every apostle a prayer with which he prayed for his Ummah and it was granted to him; but I wish, if Allah so wills, to defer my prayer for the intercession of my Ummah on the Day of Resurrection.

Chain of Narrators

companion
1

Abu Hurairah -

أبو هريرة عبد الرحمن بن صخر الدوسي

4,186 narrations

follower
2

Muhammad bin Ziyad

محمد بن زياد القرشي

73 narrations

successor
3

Shu'bah bin al-Hajjaj

شعبة بن الحجاج

2,461 narrations

successor
4

Mua'dh bin Mua'dh bin Nsr

معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

218 narrations

3rd Generation
5

'Ubaidullah bin Mua'dh

عبيد الله بن معاذ بن معاذ بن نصر

211 narrations