It is narrated from Hazrat Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: On the Day of Resurrection, all the Muslims will gather together. This thought will be put into their hearts and they will say: If we take someone to intercede before our Lord, perhaps He will grant us relief from this place. So they will go to Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) and say: O Adam! You are the father of mankind, Allah created you with His own hand, made the angels prostrate to you, and taught you the names of all things. Therefore, intercede for us with our Lord so that He may deliver us from this place. Hazrat Adam (peace be upon him) will reply: I am not worthy of this, and he will remember his mistake and feel shy before his Lord and say: Go to Hazrat Nuh (peace be upon him), for he was the first messenger whom Allah sent to the people of the earth. So they will all go to Hazrat Nuh (peace be upon him) and say to him: Intercede for us with your Lord. He will reply: What you seek is not with me. Go to Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him), for Allah made him His close friend (Khalil). So they will all go to Hazrat Ibrahim (peace be upon him), and he will also say: What you seek is not with me, but go to Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him), for Allah spoke to him directly and gave him the Torah. Hazrat Musa (peace be upon him) will also excuse himself, saying: I killed a person unjustly, but go to Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him), who was Allah’s servant, His messenger, His word, and a spirit from Him. But Hazrat Isa (peace be upon him) will also excuse himself and say: Go to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), he will intercede for you, whose past and future mistakes Allah has forgiven. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I will seek permission to present myself before my Lord, and I will be granted permission. When I see my Lord, I will fall down in prostration. Allah will let me remain in prostration as long as He wills. Then it will be said to me: O Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)! Raise your head, whatever you say will be heard, whatever you ask will be granted, and whoever you intercede for, your intercession will be accepted. So I will raise my head and praise Allah with such praises as He will teach me, then I will intercede, and Allah will set a limit for me, and I will admit them into Paradise and return again. This will happen three times. The fourth time I will say: O Lord! Only those remain whom the Qur’an has held back, meaning for whom Hell has become obligatory. Then Qatadah recited the verse of Maqam Mahmood and declared this to be the Maqam Mahmood.