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7440. Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه: 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 for us with our Lord so that He may relieve us from our place.' Then they will go to Ādam عليه السلام and say, 'You are Ādam, the father of the people. Allāh 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?' Ādam عليه السلام will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking.' He will mention his mistakes he had committed, i.e., his eating of the tree, though he had been forbidden to do so. He will add, 'Go to (Prophet) Noah, the first Prophet sent by Allāh to the people of the earth.' The people will go to Nūh (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 (Prophet) Ibrāhīm (Abraham), Khalīl Ar-Rahmān.(1) They will go to Ibrāhīm 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 (Prophet) Mūsā (Moses), a slave whom Allāh gave the Taurāt (Torah) and to whom He spoke directly, and brought near Him, for conversation.' They will go to (Prophet) Mūsā (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 (Prophet) 'Īsā (Jesus), Allāh's slave and His Messenger, and a soul(2) created by Him and His Word.' ('Be!' and he was.) They will go to Prophet 'Īsā who will say, 'I am not fit for this undertaking but you'd better go to (Prophet) : See the glossary.(2) (H.7440) See the word in the glossary. Muḥammad ﷺ the slave (of Allāh) whose all the past, present and future sins have been forgiven by Allāh.' 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 will 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 Muḥammad, 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. Allāh will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain kind of people). I will take them out and make them enter Paradise." (Qatāda said: I heard Anas saying that), the Prophet ﷺ said, "I will go 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 Muḥammad, 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 kind of people). I will take them out and let them enter Paradise." (Qatāda added: I heard Anas saying that) the Prophet ﷺ said, "I will go 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 will 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 Allāh as He has taught me and then I will intercede and He will put a limit for me (to intercede for a certain kind of people). I will take them out and let them enter Paradise." (Qatāda said: I heard Anas saying that) the Prophet ﷺ said, "So I will go and take them out of Hell (Fire) and let them enter Paradise, till none will remain in the (Hell) Fire except those whom the Qur'ān 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 Maqām Maḥmūd (a station of praise and glory (i.e., the honour of intercession on the Day of Resurrection)." (V.17:79) The narrator added: This is the Maqām Maḥmūd which Allāh has promised to your Prophet ﷺ. [See Hadīth No. 7410].