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6541. Narrated Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهم: The Prophet ﷺ said, "The people were displayed in front of me and I saw one Prophet passing by with a large group of his followers, and another Prophet passing by with only a small group of people, and another Prophet passing by with only ten (persons), and another Prophet passing by with only five (persons), and another Prophet passed by alone. And then I looked and saw a large multitude of people, so I asked Jibrīl (Gabriel), 'Are these people my followers?' He said, 'No, but look towards the horizon.' I looked and saw a very large multitude of people. Jibrīl said, 'Those are your followers, and those seventy thousand (persons) in front of them are the ones who will neither have any reckoning of their accounts nor will receive any punishment.' I asked, 'Why?' He said, 'For they used not to treat themselves with branding (cauterization) nor with Ruqya (get oneself treated by the recitation of some Verses of the Qur'an) and they used not to see evil omen in things, and they used to put their trust (only) in their Lord (Allāh).” On hearing that, ‘Ukāsha bin Miḥṣan got up and said (to the Prophet), “Invoke Allāh to make me one of them.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “O Allāh, make him one of them.” Then another man got up and said (to the Prophet), “Invoke Allāh to make me one of them.” The Prophet ﷺ said, “Ukāsha has preceded you.”