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«قال رسول الله: «أنا سيد ولد آدم يوم القيامة، وأول من ينشق عنه القبر، وأول شافع وأول مشفع»»
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Summary
A report of Abu Hurayra (may God be pleased with him) in the chapter "the preference of our Prophet over all creation", in the Book of Virtues of Sahih Muslim. In it the Prophet ﷺ affirms his lordship on the Day of Resurrection, that his grave is the first to split open, and that his intercession comes first. It is among the clearest texts on the Great Intercession in Sunni belief. 1
Place in the museum
Source: Sahih Muslim. Mentions Muhammad and intercession.
Connections
- Mentions
- Muhammad· Intercession
People and things also explored
Muslim 184 — Cast on Paradise's rivers, growing like the seed in flood silt· Muslim 186 — The last to come out of the Fire· Muslim 199 — Every prophet has a prayer; mine is saved as intercession for my ummah· Muslim 202 — O God, my ummah, my ummah· Muslim 384 — Whoever sends one prayer on me, God sends ten; ask for me the wasila· Muwatta 566· al-Amin, the Trustworthy (the Prophet's title before his mission)· Hadith
Sources
- Sahih Muslim
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islam.museum contributors. “Muslim 2278 — I am the master of the children of Adam”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muslim-2278/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-16.