عَنْ أبي هُريْرَةَ رضي اللّه عَنْهُ قال كنّا مع رسول اللّه صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم في دعوة فرُفع إليه الذراع وكانت تُّعجبه فَنَهسَ منها نَهَسةً وقال:« أنا سيِّدُ الناس يوم الْقِيَامَةِ، هَلْ تَدْرُونَ مِمَّ ذَاكَ؟ يَجْمعُ اللّه الأوَّلِينَ والآخِرِينَ في صعِيدٍ وَاحِد، فَيُبْصِرُهُمُ النَّاظِرُ، وَيُسْمِعُهُمُ الدَّاعِي، وتَدْنُو مِنْهُمُ الشَّمْسُ، فَيَبْلُغُ النَّاسُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ والْكَرْبِ مَا لا يُطيقُونَ وَلا يحْتَمِلُونَ، فَيَقُولُ النَّاسُ: أَلا تَرَوْنَ إِلى مَا أَنْتُمْ فِيهِ، إِلَى ما بَلَغَكُمْ؟ أَلا تَنْظُرُونَ مَنْ يشْفَعُ لَكُمْ إِلى رَبَّكُمْ؟ فيَقُولُ بعْضُ النَّاسِ لِبَعْضٍ: أبُوكُمْ آدَمُ، ويأتُونَهُ فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا آدمُ أَنْتَ أَبُو الْبَشرِ، خَلَقَك اللّه بيَدِهِ، ونَفخَ فِيكَ مِنْ رُوحِهِ، وأَمَرَ المَلائِكَةَ فَسَجَدُوا لَكَ وَأَسْكَنَكَ الْجَنَّةَ، أَلا تَشْفعُ لَنَا إِلَى ربِّكَ؟ أَلا تَرى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ، ومَا بَلَغْنَا؟ فَقَالَ: إِنَّ رَبِّي غَضِبَ غضَبًا لَمْ يغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَلا يَغْضَبُ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَإِنَّهُ نَهَاني عنِ الشَّجَرةِ، فَعَصَيْتُ، نَفْسِي نَفْسِي نَفْسي، اذهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى نُوحٍ، فَيَأْتُونَ نُوحًا فَيقُولُونَ: يَا نُوحُ، أَنْتَ أَوَّلُ الرُّسُل إِلى أَهْلِ الأرْضِ، وَقَدْ سَمَّاك اللّه عَبْدًا شَكُورًا، أَلا تَرَى إِلَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ، أَلا تَرَى إِلَى مَا بَلَغَنَا، أَلا تَشْفَعُ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ؟ فَيَقُولُ: إِنَّ ربِّي غَضِبَ الْيوْمَ غَضَبًا لمْ يَغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَلَنْ يَغْضَبَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَإِنَّهُ قدْ كانَتْ لِي دَعْوةٌ دَعَوْتُ بِهَا عَلَى قَوْمِي، نَفْسِي نَفْسِي نَفْسِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي اذْهَبُوا إِلَى إِبْرَاهِيمَ، فَيْأْتُونَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فَيَقُولُونَ: يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ أَنْتَ نَبِيُّ اللّهِ وَخَلِيلُهُ مِنْ أَهْلِ الأرْضِ، اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ، أَلا تَرَى إِلَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ فَيَقُولُ لَهُمْ: إِنَّ ربِّي قَدْ غَضِبَ الْيَوْمَ غَضَبًا لَمْ يَغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَلَنْ يَغْضَبَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ وَإِنِّي كُنْتُ كَذَبْتُ ثَلاَثَ كَذْبَاتٍ نَفْسِي نَفْسِي نَفْسِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى مُوسَى،  فَيأْتُونَ مُوسَى، فَيقُولُون: يا مُوسَى أَنْت رسُولُ اللّه، فَضَّلَكَ اللّه بِرِسالاتِهِ وبكَلامِهِ على النَّاسِ، اشْفعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ، أَلا تَرَى إِلى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ فَيَقول إِنَّ ربِّي قَدْ غَضِبَ الْيَوْمَ غَضَبًا لَمْ يَغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَلَنْ يَغْضَبَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ وَإِنِّي قَدْ قتَلْتُ نَفْسًا لَمْ أُومَرْ بِقَتْلِهَا، نَفْسِي نَفْسِي نَفْسِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى عِيسى فَيَأْتُونَ عِيسَى، فَيقُولُونَ: يا عِيسى أَنْتَ رَسُولُ اللّهِ وَكلمتُهُ أَلْقَاهَا إِلَى مَريم ورُوحٌ مِنْهُ وَكَلَّمْتَ النَّاسَ في المَهْدِ، اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى رَبِّكَ، أَلا تَرَى مَا نَحْنُ فِيهِ، فيَقولُ: إِنَّ ربِّي قَدْ غَضِبَ الْيَوْمَ غَضَبًا لَمْ يَغْضَبْ قَبْلَهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَلَنْ يَغْضَبَ بَعْدَهُ مِثْلَهُ، وَلمْ يَذْكُرْ ذنْبًا، نَفْسِي نَفْسِي نَفْسِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى غَيْرِي، اذْهَبُوا إِلَى مُحمَّد صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم، فيأْتون محَمدًا صَلّى اللّهُ عَلَيْهِ وسَلَّم. وفي روايةٍ: «فَيَأْتُوني فيَقُولُونَ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ أَنْتَ رسُولُ اللّهِ، وَخاتَمُ الأَنْبِياءِ، وقَدْ غَفَرَ اللّه لَكَ ما تَقَدَّمَ مِنْ ذَنْبِكَ وَما تَأخَّر، اشْفَعْ لَنَا إِلَى ربِّكَ، أَلا تَرَى إِلَى ما نَحْنُ فِيهِ؟ فَأَنْطَلِقُ، فَآتي تَحْتَ الْعَرْشِ، فأَقَعُ سَاجِدًا لِربِّي» ثُمَّ يَفْتَحُ اللّه عَلَيَّ مِنْ مَحَامِدِهِ، وحُسْنِ الثَّنَاءِ عَلَيْهِ شَيْئًا لِمْ يَفْتَحْهُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ قَبْلِي، ثُمَّ يُقَالُ: يَا مُحَمَّدُ ارفَع رأْسكَ، سَلْ تُعْطَهُ، وَاشْفَعْ تُشَفَّعْ، فَأَرفَعُ رَأْسِي، فَأَقُولُ أُمَّتِي يَا رَبِّ، أُمَّتِي يَا رَبِّ، فَيُقَالُ: يا مُحمَّدُ أَدْخِلْ مِنْ أُمَّتك مَنْ لا حِسَابَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الْباب الأَيْمَنِ مِنْ أَبْوَابِ الْجَنَّةِ، وهُمْ شُركَاءُ النَّاسِ فِيمَا سِوىَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الأَبْوَابِ» ثُمَّ قال: «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيدِهِ إِنَّ مَا بَيْنَ المصراعَيْنِ مِنْ مَصَارِيعِ الْجَنَّةِ كَمَا بَيْن مَكَّةَ وَهَجَر، أَوْ كَمَا بَيْنَ مَكَّةَ وَبُصْرَى». متفقٌ عليه.

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) said: We were with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) at a banquet, and the foreleg was raised to him, for it used to please him, and he took a bite from it. Then he said: "I am the master of mankind on the Day of Resurrection. Do you know why that is? Allah will gather the first and the last on a single plain, so that a caller can make them all hear and a viewer can see them all. The sun will draw near to them, and people will reach such distress and anguish as they can neither bear nor endure. People will say: 'Do you not see the state you are in, what has befallen you? Will you not look for someone to intercede for you with your Lord?' Some people will say to others: 'Go to your father Adam.' They will come to Adam and say: 'O Adam, you are the father of mankind. Allah created you with His hand, breathed into you of His spirit, and commanded the angels and they prostrated to you, and He settled you in Paradise. Will you not intercede for us with your Lord? Do you not see the state we are in, what has befallen us?' He will say: 'My Lord has become angry today with an anger the like of which He has never been angry before, and the like of which He will never be angry after; and He forbade me the tree, but I disobeyed. Myself, myself, myself! Go to someone other than me; go to Nuh.' So they will come to Nuh and say: 'O Nuh, you are the first of the messengers to the people of the earth, and Allah named you a grateful servant. Do you not see the state we are in? Do you not see what has befallen us? Will you not intercede for us with your Lord?' He will say: 'My Lord has become angry today with an anger the like of which He has never been angry before, and the like of which He will never be angry after. I had a supplication that I invoked against my people. Myself, myself, myself! Go to someone other than me; go to Ibrahim.' So they will come to Ibrahim and say: 'O Ibrahim, you are the Prophet of Allah and His close friend (khalil) from among the people of the earth. Intercede for us with your Lord. Do you not see the state we are in?' He will say to them: 'My Lord has become angry today with an anger the like of which He has never been angry before, and the like of which He will never be angry after. I told three lies. Myself, myself, myself! Go to someone other than me; go to Musa.' So they will come to Musa and say: 'O Musa, you are the Messenger of Allah. Allah favored you above the people with His messages and His speech. Intercede for us with your Lord. Do you not see the state we are in?' He will say: 'My Lord has become angry today with an anger the like of which He has never been angry before, and the like of which He will never be angry after. I killed a soul that I was not commanded to kill. Myself, myself, myself! Go to someone other than me; go to Isa.' So they will come to Isa and say: 'O Isa, you are the Messenger of Allah, and His word which He cast to Maryam, and a spirit from Him, and you spoke to people in the cradle. Intercede for us with your Lord. Do you not see the state we are in?' He will say: 'My Lord has become angry today with an anger the like of which He has never been angry before, and the like of which He will never be angry after'—and he mentioned no sin—'Myself, myself, myself! Go to someone other than me; go to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).' So they will come to Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him)." In another narration: "They will come to me and say: 'O Muhammad, you are the Messenger of Allah and the Seal of the Prophets, and Allah has forgiven you your former and latter sins. Intercede for us with your Lord. Do you not see the state we are in?' So I will set out and come beneath the Throne, and fall prostrate to my Lord. Then Allah will inspire me with such praises of Him and such beautiful commendation as He has not inspired anyone before me. Then it will be said: 'O Muhammad, raise your head. Ask, and you will be given; intercede, and your intercession will be accepted.' So I will raise my head and say: 'My community, O Lord! My community, O Lord!' It will be said: 'O Muhammad, admit into Paradise, through the right-hand gate of its gates, those of your community who have no account to render; and they are partners of the rest of the people in the remaining gates.'" Then he said: "By Him in whose hand is my soul, the distance between the two door-posts of the gates of Paradise is like the distance between Mecca and Hajar"—or "like the distance between Mecca and Busra." Agreed upon.