It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Musa Ash’ari (may Allah be pleased with him), he says: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) on a military expedition during a journey. In the last part of the night, the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) stopped at a place to rest. Then, at some point during the night, I went to see the resting place of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), but I did not find him there. Then I set out in search of him, and another companion was also searching for him like me. We were searching for the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) when he came towards us. We said: O Messenger of Allah! You are in the enemy’s territory, so we cannot be careless about you. If you have any task, then please tell one of your companions so that he may go with you. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: I heard a sound like the turning of a millstone or the buzzing of bees, and a messenger from my Lord, the Exalted, came to me. He gave me the choice between two things: either Allah, the Exalted, would admit half of my Ummah into Paradise, or I would intercede for them. I chose the matter of intercession for my Ummah, because I knew that there is more vastness in it. Then Allah, the Exalted, gave me the choice that either one third of my Ummah would enter Paradise, or I would intercede for them. So I chose the matter of intercession for them, because I knew that there is more vastness in intercession. Upon hearing this, those two companions said: O Messenger of Allah! Pray to Allah, the Exalted, that He makes us among those who will receive your intercession. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) prayed for both of them. After this, they came to the other companions and told them all that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had said. Upon hearing this, the rest of the people also came to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and began to request the same, that he pray to Allah, the Exalted, to make them among those who will receive his intercession. The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) continued to pray for them as well, but when many people began to come to him with this request, he said: My intercession will be for every person who dies in such a state that he bears witness that there is no god but Allah.