It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he said: Do you find it strange that khullah (special friendship) is for Ibrahim (peace be upon him), kalam (direct speech) is for Musa (peace be upon him), and ru'yah (the vision of Allah) is for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)? This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Bukhari, but the two Shaykhs did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) saw his Lord. This is a second sahih supporting report (shahid) from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) concerning the vision of Allah.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) did indeed see his Lord. This is its third supporting report (shahid), with a sahih chain.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that he (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Allah Almighty twice. In this chapter the two Shaykhs relied on the reports of Sayyidah Aishah, Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b, Sayyiduna Ibn Mas'ud and Sayyiduna Abu Dharr (may Allah be pleased with them) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) saw Jibril (peace be upon him) (during the Mi'raj); but all these reports which I have mentioned (concerning the vision of Allah) are, every one of them, sahih. And Allah knows best.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "All the prophets will have pulpits of gold." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "They will sit on them, but my pulpit will remain (empty); I will not sit on it (or he said: I will not be seated on it). Rather, I will remain standing before my Lord, fearing that Allah might send me to Paradise while my Ummah remains behind me. So I will say: O my Lord! My Ummah, my Ummah! Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will say: O Muhammad! What do you want Me to do with your Ummah? I will say: O Lord! Hasten their reckoning. So they will be called and their reckoning will take place. Some of them will enter Paradise by the mercy of Allah, and some by my intercession. I will continue interceding until I am even given the (release) documents for people who have already been sent to Hell. At that time Malik, the keeper of Hell, will say: O Muhammad! You have not left anyone of your Ummah in Hell for the wrath of your Lord." The chain of this hadith is sahih, except that the two Shaykhs did not use Muhammad bin Thabit al-Bunani as evidence; his narrations are few, but they are collected. This hadith is gharib among the reports on intercession, and the two of them (Bukhari and Muslim) did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik al-Ashja'i (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We stopped at a halting place with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). I woke up during the night and could not see anything taller than the back of my saddle (that is, everything was sunk in darkness); every person and camel was sleeping pressed to the ground. I made my way through the people until I reached the bed of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but he (peace and blessings be upon him) was not there. I placed my hand on the bed and it was cold (that is, time had passed since he had left). I passed among the people reciting 'Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un' (We belong to Allah and to Him we return), fearing that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) might have been taken away (by the enemy). Eventually I went out beyond the whole army, and there I saw a dark shape (a shadow). I threw a stone towards it and went towards it, and there were Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal and Sayyiduna Abu Ubaydah bin al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with them both). In front of us came a sound like the sound of a millstone turning, or like the sound of wind passing through a thicket of reeds. We said to one another: O people! Stay firm right here until morning comes or the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) comes to you himself. We stayed there for as long as Allah willed, then a voice called: "Are Mu'adh bin Jabal, Abu Ubaydah and Awf bin Malik there?" We said: Yes. He (peace and blessings be upon him) came to us. We did not ask him anything, nor did he tell us anything, until he sat down on his bed. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Do you know what choice my Lord gave me tonight?" We said: Allah and His Messenger know best. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Allah gave me the choice between half of my Ummah being admitted into Paradise and my being given the right of intercession, and I chose intercession." We said: O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah to make us among those who receive intercession. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This intercession is for every (monotheist) Muslim." This hadith is sahih (authentic) on the condition of Muslim, because he used Sulaym bin Amir as evidence, and (the two Shaykhs) agree on all its other narrators, but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a journey. Then he mentioned (the hadith) like the previous hadith.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). Then he mentioned the complete, lengthy hadith. This hadith of Qatadah is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim), but they did not record it.

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that he said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on one of his military expeditions. One night we made camp, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) was not in his place. Our companions were (in such deep sleep) as if there were rocks on their heads, and the camels too were resting with their necks laid on the ground. I saw a shadow, and when I looked it was Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him). We came face to face, and I asked: Where is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him)? He said: He is right behind me. Then he mentioned the whole hadith. This hadith of Abu Qilabah is sahih (authentic) on the condition of the two Shaykhs (Bukhari and Muslim).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that they were with the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) on one of his military expeditions. Awf said: I heard behind me a rumbling like the turning of a millstone, and I saw that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was coming. I said: O Messenger of Allah! When you are in the land of the enemy, there should be guards over you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One came to me from my Lord and gave me the choice between half of my Ummah being admitted into Paradise and my receiving the right of intercession, and I chose intercession." Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! You know my firmness (in faith), so include me among those who receive intercession. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are among them." Awf bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said: O Messenger of Allah! You know that we left our homes and our wealth for the sake of Allah and His Messenger, so include us among them too. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "You are among them too." Then we reached the rest of the people, and they had woken up. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Sit down," and they all sat down as if none of them had got up. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "One came to me from my Lord and gave me the choice between Paradise for half of my Ummah and intercession, and I chose intercession." The Companions said: O Messenger of Allah! Include us among them. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "This intercession is for everyone who dies without associating anything with Allah."