It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) that one day the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) performed the Fajr prayer and remained seated until the time of Duha (forenoon) arrived. Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) smiled, and after that, he continued to sit there until he performed the Zuhr, Asr, and Maghrib prayers in the same place and did not speak to anyone. When he performed the Isha prayer and got up to go to his family, the people said to Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him): Will you not ask the Messenger of Allah what is the reason that today he has done such an act which he has never done before? So Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) asked the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He replied: Yes, today everything that is to happen in this world and the Hereafter was presented before me. The first and the last of mankind will be gathered in a vast plain, where they will be in severe distress and agony. They will go to Adam (peace be upon him), and sweat will reach up to their mouths. They will say: O Adam! You are the father of mankind, Allah selected you from among the creation, intercede for us with your Lord. He will say: I am also in the same distress as you are, so go to your other father, Nuh (peace be upon him), after me. The command of Allah Almighty is: {اِنَّ اللّٰہَ اصْطَفٰٓی اٰدَمَ وَ نُوْحًا وَّ اٰلَ اِبْرَھِیْمَ وَ اٰلَ عِمْرٰنَ عَلٰی الْعٰلَمِیْنَ} (Indeed, Allah chose Adam, Nuh, the family of Ibrahim, and the family of Imran above all the worlds.) So the people will go to Nuh (peace be upon him) and request him to intercede for them with his Lord, for Allah chose him from among the people and accepted his supplication, as a result of which He did not leave a single disbeliever on earth. But Nuh (peace be upon him) will excuse himself, saying: I cannot do this, go to Ibrahim (peace be upon him), Allah made him His Khalil (close friend). So they will go to Ibrahim (peace be upon him) and mention their case to him, but he too will excuse himself, saying: I cannot do this, go to Musa (peace be upon him), Allah granted him the honor of speaking directly to Him. But Musa (peace be upon him) will also say: I cannot do this, go to Isa (peace be upon him), Allah gave him the special ability to cure those born blind, heal lepers, and bring the dead to life. But Isa (peace be upon him) will also say: I cannot do this, but go to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the leader of the children of Adam. On the Day of Resurrection, the earth will split open for him first, and he will be the first to rise. So go to him, he can intercede for you with your Lord.

Meanwhile, Jibril (peace be upon him) will come to Allah Almighty, and Allah will command him: Give permission to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and give him glad tidings of Paradise. Jibril (peace be upon him) will take him, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) will perform a long prostration before Allah, as long as a week. Finally, Allah will say: O Muhammad! Raise your head, speak and you will be heard, intercede and your intercession will be accepted. He (peace and blessings be upon him) will raise his head, but as soon as he sees his Lord, he will again fall into prostration and remain in prostration for a week. Then Allah will say: Raise your head, speak and you will be heard, intercede and your intercession will be accepted. He will again begin to prostrate, and Jibril (peace be upon him) will take hold of his arms. Then Allah will teach him such supplications as He has never taught anyone before. He (peace and blessings be upon him) will say: O my Lord! You made me the leader of the children of Adam, I do not boast about it. On the Day of Resurrection, I will be the first to rise from the earth, I do not boast about it. And more people will come to my pond to drink than the number of people who can fit between Sana and Aylah. Then it will be announced: Call the Siddiqeen (the truthful), they will come and intercede for the sinners. Then it will be announced: Call the Prophets, so a Prophet will come with a small group of followers, some Prophets will have five, some six followers, and some Prophets will have no one with them. Then it will be announced: Call the martyrs, they too will intercede for whomever they wish. When the martyrs have finished interceding, Allah will say: I am the Most Merciful of the merciful, take to Paradise everyone who did not associate partners with Me. So such people will enter Paradise. Then Allah will say: Look into Hell, do you see anyone who has ever done any good deed? So a man in Hell will be asked: Did you ever do any good deed? He will say: No, I never did any good deed, but when buying and selling, I used to be lenient with people. Allah will say: Just as he was lenient with My servants, you also be lenient with this servant of Mine. After that, another man will be brought out from Hell, and he will be asked if he ever did any good deed. He will say: No, but I told my son that when I die, burn me with fire, then crush my ashes, and when I become as fine as kohl, scatter my ashes towards the sea in the wind. By Allah, by doing so, the Lord of the worlds will have no power over me. Allah will say to him: Why did you do this? He will say: O Allah! Out of fear of You. Allah will say: Imagine the kingdom of the greatest king, you will be given that and ten times more in Paradise. Upon hearing this, he will say: O Allah! You are the King, why are You joking with me? The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: This was the matter because of which I smiled at the time of Duha.