Bukhari 4476 — The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted

البخاري 4476 — حديث الشفاعة الكبرى: ارفع رأسك واشفع تشفع

A hadith qudsi in Sahih al-Bukhari, no. 4476: The great intercession: raise your head, intercede and it will be granted. The Prophet relates it from his Lord; the Hadith Qudsi Browser gathers its narrations across the six books and the Muwatta.

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«يجتمع المؤمنون يوم القيامة فيقولون لو استشفعنا إلى ربنا فيأتون آدم فيقولون أنت أبو الناس، خلقك الله بيده وأسجد لك ملائكته، وعلمك أسماء كل شىء، فاشفع لنا عند ربك حتى يريحنا من مكاننا هذا. فيقول لست هناكم ويذكر ذنبه فيستحي …»

A verbatim excerpt of the text, forty words at most; the full text is in the edition cited under sources

Afterlife and eschatology

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Mentions
Muhammad· Sacred hadith (hadith qudsi)· Sayyi'at (evil deeds and sins)
Basis for
Du'a (supplication)

People and things also explored

Bukhari 7507 — My servant sinned and knew he has a Lord who forgives sin· Muslim 2758 — My servant sinned and knew he has a Lord who forgives sin· Abu Dawud 4753 — The questioning in the grave: My servant has spoken truly· Bukhari 537 — the Fire complains to its Lord and is given two breaths· Bukhari 6526 — I will say: O Lord, my companions; and it will be said: you do not know what they did after you· Bukhari 6549 — I grant you My good pleasure and shall never be displeased with you· Bukhari 6571 — The last to leave the Fire and the last to enter Paradise· Bukhari 6576 — I will say: O Lord, my companions; and it will be said: you do not know what they did after you

Sources

  • Sahih al-Bukhari
  • hadith-api (fawazahmed0): open hadith editions
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Bukhari 7507 — My servant sinned and knew he has a Lord who forgives sin

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